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Temp Agency Owners, Contractors Among WC Fraud Convictions in 2015

04/08/2016
Four family members who hid more than 25 million in wages paid by their temporary employment agency and a construction company owner who misclassified employees as independent contractors to avoid premiums were among 1119 cases investigated by the Massachusetts Insurance Fraud Bureau in 2015

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OSHA Judge Upholds Fine for Roofer Who Misclassified Workers

02/24/2016
A U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration administrative law judge has shot down a Connecticut roofing firm owners assertion that it sh

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Five Arrested in Alleged Scheme to Lower Comp Premiums

02/03/2016
Amato Agency owner Joseph Amato II - misclassified SAMRs warehouse workers as office staff on insurance applications according to the office which is a division of the state attorney general's office. Also charged were Donna DeMartino 39 of Brick an employee of SAMR. Joseph Amato III

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Lyft Agrees $12.25 million Settlement to Resolve Misclassification Complaint

01/29/2016
Ride-hailing firm Lyft Inc. agreed to pay 12.25 million to resolve allegations it intentionally misclassified drivers as independent contractors without having to reclassify any workers according to documents filed in the U.S. District Court for Northern California. Terms of the settlement

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New Workforce Commission Director Takes Over

01/11/2016
misclassified workers identified.

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New Legal Category of Independent Worker with Access to Benefits Proposed

12/14/2015
the federal court for Northern California in San Francisco. A group of drivers for ride-hailing company Uber allege they were illegally misclassified as independent contractors and as a result cut off from protections including workers' compensation and unemployment. Ride-hailing company Lyft is

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Judge Declares Uber Arbitration Clause Unenforceable

12/11/2015
a spokeswoman for Uber told Northern California National Public Radio affiliate KQED the decision resulted in only "a tiny fraction of the class that the plaintiffs were seeking." Uber told KQED it plans to appeal Chen's latest decision. Drivers allege they were illegally misclassified as

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Workforce Commission Finds 9,400 Misclassified Workers

11/19/2015
Louisiana regulators say they have identified 9400 workers as of Nov. 12 who were misclassified as independent contractors by their employers. The state is on track for a record breaking year following the discovery last year of 12782 misclassified employees the Louisiana Workforce

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Judge Orders Arbitration in Instacart Case

11/16/2015
Shoppers and delivery drivers for Instacart will have to pursue claims they were illegally misclassified as independent contractors through arbitration a federal judge ruled. image via instacart Instacart is a phone-based app in much the same vein as ridehailing apps such as Uber

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DOL: Residential Care Facility Misclassified Workers

11/11/2015
image via Agape Cottage Care Partners The U.S. Department of Labor said a chain of Southern California residential care facilities that misclassified employees as business partners owes 17 workers a combined 45000 in back wages and 150000 for overtime violations. Investigators from

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