A Pennsylvania House committee this week approved a measure, with amendments, that would clarify who can be considered an independent contractor, free from the benefits of workers’ compensation coverage — but not before drama erupted in the hearing and all Democrats walked out.
That means that House Bill 1781 is marked as passing the Labor and Industry Committee with a unanimous vote, 16-0. But that’s because all 11 Democrats had left the room after the fireworks over another bill that the committee had considered just moments before.
Now, at least one Democrat has file...
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