Bill Would Hold Employers Liable for Temp Agency Violations

California employers who rely on temporary workers would share responsibility and liability with the staffing agency for violations, such as operating without workers’ compensation coverage, under a bill amended on Friday.Assemblyman Roger Hernandez, D-West Covina, amended his AB 1897 to propose new Labor Code Section 2810.3 requiring an employer to share with a labor contractor all legal responsibility and liability for payment of wages, failure to report and pay employer contributions, worker contributions and personal income tax withholdings and the failure to obtain workers’ co...