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Federal and State Agencies Team up to Fight Misclassification

05/11/2015
The U.S. Department of Labor and the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to protect employees from being misclassified as independent contractors and other nonemployee statuses according to a department press release. The memorandum signed

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Home Builders: DOL 'Overzealous' in Misclassification Audits

05/05/2015
The Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Northern Vermont has publicly denounced the state's Department of Labor for its methods of auditing businesses for misclassified employees. Maureen Connolly the executive officer for the organization published an opinion piece in the Rutland

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After 5-Year Investigation, 16 Companies Ordered to Pay Back Wages for misclassified Workers

04/28/2015
A collective investigation brought on by the U.S. Department of Labor along with the U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of Utah found that 16

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Labor Committee Takes on Misclassification for Truckers, Cheerleaders

04/10/2015
amnesty period for operators of trucking companies that haul cargo from ships to railyards and warehouses to reclassify drivers as employees. The trucking companies would have to pay all back wages to the drivers who have been misclassified and all taxes owed the state as a result of that

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State Legislator Files House Bill Establishing Employee Misclassification Task Force

04/07/2015
a penalty of up to 1000 for repeat offenders and allow state agencies to revoke the licenses of companies found to have misclassified employees. The legislation also creates an amnesty program that allows employers to self-report misclassification without penalty. HB 482 has been referred to

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Employee Misclassification Lawsuits Hit Bay Area Home-Cleaning Services

03/26/2015
Two web-based home-cleaning companies are facing lawsuits alleging they've misclassified employees as independent contractors adding to the legal challenges such "sharing economy" services are facing in Bay Area courtrooms. image via shutterstock The most recent suits are against

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Bills Filed in each House Attempt to Crack Down on Misclassification

03/17/2015
Bills filed in the Texas Legislature for the current session would address the states problems with misclassification including a measure that would fine construction employers 100 for each misclassified worker. Maxie Gallardo a policy analyst with the Workers Defense Project told the

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State Legislators Look to Strengthen Employment Definitions, Deter Misclassification

03/13/2015
Legislators in three states are seeking to tighten up the definitions of independent contractors and deter employers from incorrectly classifying employees by codifying tests used to determine which is which. When employees are misclassified as independent contractors employers dont provide

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Legislator Seeks to Levy Fines, Revoke Licenses of Contractors that Misclassify Employees

03/10/2015
employee misclassified according to a Saturday article in the Charlotte Observer. A five-person task force would investigate complaints of misclassification and alert any agencies with authority about possible offenders. Those efforts would specifically target companies that install plumbing air heating

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House Bill Would Open Web Portal for Reporting Misclassified Employees

03/05/2015
A bill that would set up an online resource for people to submit tips on misclassified employees is making its way through the Georgia House of Representatives. House Bill 500 would direct the state's Department of Labor to set up a website allowing people to submit reports of employees

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