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Split Supreme Court Upholds Finding That Cable Installers Were Misclassified
05/26/2022
A divided Ohio Supreme Court upheld a determination that a cable installation provider misclassified its workers as independent contractors.
Ugicom Enterprises Inc. is an Ohio corporation that contracts with Time Warner Cable to provide the outside installation of cable lines for TWC customers
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Department of Insurance Can Resolve Premium Dispute Between Carrier, Employer
05/23/2022
Illinois Supreme Court said it did not have to determine whether CAT was properly decided because it was clearly distinguishable.
CAT involved a dispute about whether a carrier had applied the wrong classification code to certain workers and misclassified others the court explained. CAT had not
Category: News
State Rep. Takes on Worker Misclassification
03/18/2022
report to lawmakers earlier this month and suggested legislative changes including
Extending the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act beyond the construction trades.
Requiring all state agencies to suspend or refuse to renew licenses for businesses that have knowingly misclassified
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General Assembly Building Project Subcontractors Charged with Misclassification
10/08/2021
Assembly Building site. The Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters alleges about 60 workers at the site have been misclassified as contractors and denied overtime pay and other protections.
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Grand Jury: Laborers Classified as Florists in Scheme to Avoid $1M in Comp Premiums
09/30/2021
A company that secured more than 100 contracts with New York City allegedly misclassified the type of work laborers were doing as part of a scheme to evade more than 1 million in workers compensation premiums the Manhattan District Attorneys office announced.
Dragonetti Bros. Landscaping
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Owners of Painting, Construction Companies Accused of $5 Million Fraud Scheme
09/21/2021
structure and payroll costs to carriers.
The department said Mitchell also allegedly misclassified employees by indicating they were performing work that was less risky than what they were doing.
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Employers Must Be Diligent as Feds Plan to 'Root Out' Misclassification, Attorneys Say
08/12/2021
As President Joe Bidens administration signals it will look to strengthen protections for misclassified workers employers across the U.S. must stay diligent if they want to avoid potential fines and costly litigation employment attorneys said.
Sarah Nash
Misclassification affects
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Court: Cable Installers Misclassified as Contractors
04/23/2021
An Ohio appellate court upheld the Bureau of Workers Compensations conclusion that a cable installation service provider misclassified its employees as independent contractors.
Case State ex rel. Ugicom Enterprises Inc. v. Morrison No. 17AP-895 04132021 published.
Facts Ugicom
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Report: Misclassification Task Force Wants More Time
03/19/2021
misclassifying workers as contractors. The task force has met weekly since January and has drafted two recommendations so far.
The first according to the Illuminator would shield employers from being assessed taxes on misclassified workers if the company filed its federal tax returns on time has always
Category: News
Contractor Can't Get Fee Award for Successful Defense to Coverage Claim
02/26/2021
breach of contract breach of oral contract negligent construction and failure to maintain complete workers compensation coverage.
The Fernandezes claimed that Escutia intentionally underreported his payroll and misclassified his employees which resulted in an automatic retroactive suspension of
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