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3 Businesses Sued Over Allegedly Unremitted Payroll Taxes
01/31/2018
independent contractors or paying them in cash avoiding payroll taxes in the process. Several other audits are in progress the News Star reported.
Audits are conducted by an interagency task force called GAME ON Government Against Misclassified Employees Operational Network composed of the Louisiana
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Investigation Into Double Electrocution Leads to Fraud Charges
12/12/2017
Prosecutors in Southern California have filed workers compensation fraud charges against the employer of two men who were electrocuted on the job alleging he underreported payroll and misclassified his employees to make it appear they were in less dangerous positions according to a report by
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Report: State Upholds $12,000 Penalty for Firefighting Firm Accused of Misclassifying Workers
12/05/2017
affiliate KQED.
The Labor Commissioner in November determined that Red Bluff-based Tehama Transport failed to carry comp coverage for eight workers misclassified as independent contractors. The misclassified workers included Garrett Paiz 38 who died Oct. 16 when his water tanker overturned.
Tehama
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Federal-State Task Force Cracking Down on Misclassification
10/27/2017
Louisiana has declared GAME ON against companies that misclassify workers and says the practice could lead to fines of up to 1000 per each employee who is misclassified.
Ava Dejoie
GAME ON stands for Government Against Misclassified Employees Operational Network a federal-state
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Contractor Drops Appeal of Fine for Fatal Accident
10/19/2017
properly brace the retaining wall.
An investigation following Tinkers death found Welty misclassified his employees as independent contractors.
The department said Welty agreed to pay more than 12000 in penalties to the Division of Workers Compensation Benefit Guaranty Fund for failure to insure
Category: News
NAIC to Examine Worker Classification in Gig Economy
09/25/2017
competitors she said.
And workers who are misclassified as independent contractors lack labor law protections such as workers comp benefits if they are injured she added.
Its a very relevant issue Wolf Horejsh said. Its definitely something were hearing more about.
NAIC legal staff has
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Companies Must Pay Combined $2.3M in Misclassification Cases
09/20/2017
A Greenwich valet parking company and a Central Falls painting contractor will pay roughly 2.3 million to settle allegations that they misclassified their employees as independent contractors.
Valet Connection pleaded guilty to misclassifying 167 drivers from 2013-15. It must pay 374970 to
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Court Upholds Finding of Payroll Misclassification by Construction Co.
08/17/2017
A divided Ohio appellate court upheld a determination that a construction company had misclassified a substantial number of its employees and underreported its payroll by nearly 1 million.
Case BNA Construction v. Director of the State of Ohio Department of Job and Family Services No. 16AP
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Labor Commissioner Alleges Misclassification in $6.3M Lawsuit
08/15/2017
the Glendale-based company in August 2016 forced its workers under threat of termination to sign contracts stating they were independent contractors.
When a worker is misclassified as an independent contractor they are not protected by minimum wage overtime and retaliation laws the
Category: News
Lawmakers Charge Commission With Cracking Down on Employee Misclassification
08/07/2017
regardless of skill level.
A 2000 study conducted by Planmatics Inc. of Rockville Maryland for the Department of Labor determined that 30 to 45 of audited employers misclassified workers.
Construction trucking home health and hi-tech industries were frequently mentioned as examples of
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