Thread: Day Laborers workers comp--awaiting a reply

As I have been reporting unlicensed contractors, many of them employing illegal aliens--to our state's Contractors Board, I have learned another vital fact. State governments are particularly concerned with contractors having workmens' compensation insurance coverage. They can, and do, levy big fines to companies that skirt these rules. Temporary employment agencies, called "worker leasing businesses" carry their own policies, so that the companies hiring them temporarily don't have to. The law is complicated and also defined by Administrative rules but the bottom line is that the state, if it is going to have to pay compensation claims for injuries, wants to ensure that hired workers are covered somewhere by insurance payments.

So I am awaiting for a reply to see what laws apply to day laborer centers. My reporting of illegal contractors has so far gotten a fair amount of response and authorities have told me they have been able to nab some of them. Hopefully the day laborer center will also be covered by the compensation laws, as well. This could work in your state, too, since all states regulate the construction industry. Here, lanscape businesses are heavily regulated, too. I would think that every state regulates temporary employment agencies, but I need to get an anwer regarding ones with non-profit status. Will keep you informed.

Great idea!