The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) recently published the clean energy labor standards certification as a component of the 2019 Clean Energy Transformation Act. It will address the following:

• Standards for certification for:
  • Procurement from and contracts with women-owned, minority-owned, and veteran-owned businesses;
  • Procurement from and contracts with entities that have a history of complying with federal and state wage and hour laws and regulations;
  • Apprenticeship utilization;
  • Preferred entry for workers living in the area where the project is being constructed;
  • Payment of prevailing wages; and
  • Project Labor Agreements and Community Workforce Agreements.
• Requirements and processes related to application, records and documentation, and certification.

L&I held public hearing for the proposed rules on September 7; the intended adoption date was October 5, 2021. To view the CR-102 proposal, click here. For proposal language, click here. To access the preliminary cost-benefit analysis, click here.