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Murphy Signs Raft of Misclassification Bills
01/22/2020
five measures that were approved in the 2018-2019 New Jersey legislative session which ended last month.
These bills protect employees who are misclassified as independent contractors as well as independent contractors improperly treated as employees and provide critical support for employers
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Study: Misclassification Costs More Than $50M Per Year in Unpaid Premiums
01/22/2020
2017 the same as the average across the five-year period from 2013 to 2017. Nearly a quarter 23 of clerical businesses misclassified workers in 2017 compared to the five-year average of 17. And 19 of hotels and restaurants misclassified workers in 2017 compared to the five-year average of 17
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Bill Would Ditch Dynamex Test for Borello
01/17/2020
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AB 1928 by Assemblymembers Kevin Kiley R-Rocklin and Melissa Melendez R-Lake Elsinore would effectively roll back the clock to before 2018 when the states high court issued its decision in the Dynamex case. The high court in deciding delivery drivers working for Dynamex were misclassified as
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Lyft Drivers Urged to Reject Settlement Offer in Misclassification Suit
01/13/2020
Lyft has misclassified them as independent contractors and owes more than 5 million in wages expenses and damages.
But lawyers for the drivers have already urged clients to reject the offer because it is too low and would allow Lyft to kick drivers off the app-based platform.
We believe that
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Task Force Wants More Documentation, Penalties for Misclassification
12/26/2019
forbids employers from forcing workers to be considered independent contractors but it does not penalize them for knowingly hiring misclassified workers.
Heightened penalties for hiring unregistered or suspended independent contractors and for misclassifying employees.
A Montana news report
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One Worker Gets Back Pay for Misclassification; Others Feel Chill After NLRB Ruling
12/24/2019
contractor. Edge complained that she was being misclassified.
I realized I was misclassified on the first day of work Edge told WorkCompCentral last year.
Within weeks she was let go and she filed a complaint with the NLRB. An ALJ found in her favor.
I conclude that Jeannie Edge was an
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Comp Prosecutor Lands First Indictment — on Contractor Misclassification
12/16/2019
allows unscrupulous contractors to shave as much as 40 off their labor costs. An estimated 1 of Louisiana employers have misclassified more than 3800 workers representing almost 56 million in unreported wages and an unknown amount of unpaid workers' comp premiums OWCA said.
Fraudulent
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Companies Fined $270,000 for Misclassifying Poultry Workers
11/21/2019
employees of Five Brothers 1 were misclassified as independent contractors for months. A stop-work order was issued and the firm was cited for 602 violations one for each worker for each week that work was performed officials said.
The fine for Five Brothers 1 came to 180000. Whitmore Poultry was
Category: News
Bill Proposes to Adopt ABC Test of Employment Status
11/15/2019
state audit finding more than 12000 workers were misclassified resulting in wages being underreported by more than 462 million.
The statement also notes that California lawmakers passed a similar measure during the 2019 session. Assembly Bill 5 codified a 2018 state Supreme Court decision applying
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Two Business Owners Convicted of Work Comp Fraud
11/11/2019
underreported his payroll and misclassified his employees to lower the cost of his premiums BWC said.
Kale showed clients an altered BWC certificate of coverage to make it appear his business had insurance when it did not. One client reported Kale to BWC.
Kale pleaded guilty to one count of tampering
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