Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00989 Compare Versions

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7	7		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 989
8	8		January Session, 2019
9	9		LCO No. 5083
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12	12		Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC
13	13		EMPLOYEES
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16	16		Introduced by:
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21	21		AN ACT CONCERNING BA SIC LABOR STANDARDS FOR
22	22		TRANSPORTATION NETWO RK COMPANY DRIVERS.
23	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	24		Assembly convened:
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26	26		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) A transportation network 1
27	27		company shall pay each transportation network company driver not 2
28	28		less than seventy-five per cent of the money collected from each rider 3
29	29		for each prearranged ride completed, and shall not keep more than 4
30	30		twenty-five per cent of the total moneys collected for any 5
31	31		transportation network company driver on any day. As used in this 6
32	32		section, "prearranged ride", "rider", "transportation network company" 7
33	33		and "transportation network company driver" have the same meaning 8
34	34		as provided in section 13b-116 of the general statutes. 9
35	35		(b) A transportation network company shall not discriminate in any 10
36	36		manner against a transportation network company driver or group of 11
37	37		drivers on account of participation in discussions regarding, 12
38	38		organizing or advocating for, in any manner, better treatment by, or 13
39	39		working conditions with, the transportation network company. 14 Raised Bill No. 989
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46	46		(c) (1) If a transportation network company violates any provision of 15
47	47		subsection (a) of this section, an affected transportation network 16
48	48		company driver may recover, in a civil action, twice the amount owed 17
49	49		to the driver by the transportation network company, and may also 18
50	50		recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. 19
51	51		(2) If a transportation network company violates any provision of 20
52	52		subsection (b) of this section, an affected transportation network 21
53	53		company driver may recover, in a civil action, compensatory and 22
54	54		punitive damages, and may also recover reasonable attorneys' fees and 23
55	55		costs. 24
56	56		(d) Each transportation network company operating in this state 25
57	57		shall, on a quarterly basis, report to the Commissioner of 26
58	58		Transportation the total number of prearranged rides completed by its 27
59	59		transportation network company drivers during the quarter, the total 28
60	60		amount of money collected from riders for such rides and the total 29
61	61		amount of money paid to its transportation network company drivers 30
62	62		for such prearranged rides. 31
63	63		(e) The Labor Commissioner may enforce the provisions of this 32
64	64		section. 33
65	65		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
66	66		sections:
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68	68		Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
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70	70		LAB Joint Favorable
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