The insurance industry in the aggregate directly or indirectly participates in labor being misclassified. Many carriers outsource their audit and inspection services and most of the vendors they use treat auditors and inspectors as independent contractors. So a carrier outsources audit services to a vendor which in turn uses “independent contractors” to go out in the field to make sure their insured’s aren’t misclassifying labor…
Jane, I agree. Many of these outside audits are handled on a flat fee type of basis. There is every incentive for the auditor not to fight a classification or whether a person is an employee instead of a contractor. If you want a vigorous audit, you need to pay an auditor to provide one.
The insurance industry in the aggregate directly or indirectly participates in labor being misclassified. Many carriers outsource their audit and inspection services and most of the vendors they use treat auditors and inspectors as independent contractors. So a carrier outsources audit services to a vendor which in turn uses “independent contractors” to go out in the field to make sure their insured’s aren’t misclassifying labor…
Jane, I agree. Many of these outside audits are handled on a flat fee type of basis. There is every incentive for the auditor not to fight a classification or whether a person is an employee instead of a contractor. If you want a vigorous audit, you need to pay an auditor to provide one.