(b) A covered public contract shall incorporate high road job standards designed to achieve the following goals:

1. (1) Support the creation and retention of quality, nontemporary and full-time jobs that provide high wages, including benefits and access to training.
2. (2) Support the hiring of displaced workers and individuals facing barriers to employment.
3. (3) Encourage the development of the state’s long-term, climate-sustainable transportation and related infrastructure and manufacturing sectors.
4. (4) Protect public health by supporting the adoption of specific protections for worker health and safety.

(c) At a minimum, the high road jobs standards shall warrant that the contractor, and any subcontractors that it may use to fulfill the covered public contract, shall satisfy the following requirements:

1. (1) Individuals performing work to fulfill the covered public contract shall not be misclassified as independent contractors.
2. (2) The contractor and any subcontractors performing work to fulfill the covered public contract shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws pertaining to paid sick leave, including any antiretaliation provisions contained in those laws.
3. (3) The contractor and any subcontractors performing work to fulfill the covered public contract shall comply with all applicable safety and health laws and regulations, and shall comply with the employee protections set forth in Sections 6310 and 6311 of the Labor Code.
4. (4) The contractor shall warrant that it complies, and will continue to comply, with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336; 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) and all regulations thereunder.