l9n/ Oregon

2007 Regular Session

House Bill 3319

Entitles prevailing party in certain wage claim cases to recover attorney fees.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Entitles prevailing party in certain wage claim cases to recover attorney fees. Removes prohibition on awarding attorney fees against Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries. Makes public agency liable for workers' unpaid wages, fringe benefits and penalty wages when public agency fails to include certain information about prevailing rates of wage in specifications for public works contract. Makes contractor liable for unpaid wages, including fringe benefits, of workers on public works project if contractor is notified of requirement to pay prevailing rates of wage in contract or documents related to contract. Allows penalty wages if violation was intentional.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

    1 co-sponsor

    HJUD

    Its course

    March 12 to June 28, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action4 actions on 4 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 12 to Jun 28 · stopped108 days

    Waiting for a committeeMar 12 to Mar 164 days

    JudiciaryMar 16 to Jun 28 · stopped104 days

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Mar 12 – Jun 28

    1. Mar 12Introduced
    2. Mar 16Sent to Judiciary
    3. Apr 24Heard in Judiciary
    4. Jun 28Died when the session ended
    All 4 actions, as published
    1. Mar 12First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Mar 16Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Business and Labor.House of Representatives
    3. Apr 24Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Jun 28In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives