AB 2135: Public works contracts: wage and penalty assessment.

Existing law requires the Labor Commissioner to issue a civil wage and penalty assessment to a contractor or subcontractor, or both, if, after an investigation, the commissioner determines there has been a violation of the laws regulating public works contracts, including the payment of prevailing wages. Existing law requires the assessment to be served not later than 18 months after the filing of a valid notice of completion in the office of the county recorder in each county in which the public work or some part thereof was performed, or not later than 18 months after acceptance of the public work, whichever occurs last.

This bill would extend the above-described time period to 24 months, and would authorize an extension of an additional 18 months for good cause, including ongoing investigation and assessment. The bill would prohibit the dismissal of an investigation solely on the basis that the Labor Commissioner or their designee did not complete their review and assessment within the prescribed time.