Prevailing Wage.

Workers on public works projects and public building service maintenance contracts must be paid the prevailing wage by their employer.  The Department of Labor and Industries (Department) must investigate alleged violations of this requirement made by interested parties.  Interested parties are able to request and receive certified payroll records from contractors on public works projects.  "Interested parties" include contractors, subcontractors, employees of contractors or subcontractors, organizations whose members are affected by prevailing wage requirements, and the Director of the Department or designee.

Joint Labor-Management Cooperation Committees and Taft-Hartley Trusts.

A joint labor-management cooperation committee is an entity established under federal law that includes representatives of both labor and management.  The purpose of a joint labor-management cooperation committee is to provide a mechanism through which labor and management may jointly address workplace concerns.

A Taft-Hartley trust is a multi-employer trust created by a collective bargaining agreement.  The purpose of such a trust is to provide benefits to union members, including retirement benefits and health benefits.

The definition of "interested party" is expanded to include a joint labor-management cooperation committee and a Taft-Hartley trust.

The Department of Labor and Industries must provide, upon request, a copy of an employer's certified payroll records to an interested party.  Records provided to a joint labor-management cooperation committee may only be used to file complaints under the prevailing wage law and may not be used for any other purpose, including union organizing or commercial activity.