Worker Misclassification News Today

In a February 2, 2024 keynote speech to antitrust enforcers and practitioners, Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya argued that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") should challenge...

The issue gained notoriety in recent years as Uber drivers in California challenged laws classifying them as independent contractors.

World Bank report: Online gig work is rapidly expanding, with 435 million people globally engaged. Raises concerns about job security and worker rights.

(St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Attorney General's Office is accepting applications for a task force aimed at studying the impacts and applications of worker misclassification across the state. The Attorney General Office's new task force, called the Advisory Task Force on Worker Misclassification, aims to study workers who are mistakenly or intentionally classified as

According to Ellison's office, worker misclassification happens when an employer misclassifies an employee as a contractor, which can open that employee up to exploitation and discrimination as they go without federal and state labor law protections.

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #182 recreating 28 non-statutory committees working to conduct studies and advise the governor o

The federal department for labor will propose a rule to help combat employee misclassification, federal officials said on Tuesday.

A state task force on misclassification found it's not feasible to hold general contractors accountable for wage and hour violations committed by their subcontractors.

A Louisiana “safe harbor” provision protecting businesses that make first-time mistakes when classifying employees as independent contractors has run afoul of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Worker misclassification bills advancing in Legislature A Louisiana House committee approved a bill Thursday that seeks to change how state officials deal with employers that improperly classify their employees as independent contractors. Employers pay taxes into the unemployment trust fund based on their employee payroll. Claiming that your employees are contract workers allows an employer to dodge those taxes, forcing companies that play by the rules to shoulder more of the burden to support ...