House Committee on Labor and Industry passed HB 2555 today. It also postponed HB 2009 indefinitely and laid HB 2546 over to the next meeting’s agenda.
HB 2555 removes the requirement that programs be jointly administered by labor and management trustees in order to qualify for tax credits for apprenticeship training construction trade. The bill will be reported to the floor with recommendation that it do pass, but first be referred to the Finance Committee.
HB 2546 would allow uniform costs to be deducted from an employee’s final paycheck if the uniform is not returned. Employer must notify employee of uniform cost, demand uniform be returned in one business day and if it’s not, then it may be removed from paycheck. This bill will be on the agenda for the next meeting.
