Bill Proposes Mandatory Registration for Staffing Companies

Staffing agencies in California would be required to provide proof of workers' compensation coverage as part of a mandatory registration process under a recently introduced bill. SB 1032, by Sen Eloise Reyes, D-San Bernardino, would require staffing agencies to provide proof of a current workers' compensation policy when registering or renewing registration with the Labor Commissioner. The commissioner would be required to notify the director of the Department of Industrial Relations about agencies that don't have a policy in place. The DIR would be required to serve a stop-...