Misclassification Costs Workers, Social Insurance May 4, 2026 As many as 10–30% of employers misclassify workers at an enormous cost to both workers and social insurance systems. New...
California Labor Commish Fines Costco, Others $868K for Misclassifying Drivers November 4, 2025 Costco, Ryder Last Mile Inc. and Mega Nice Trucking LLC $868,128 citation has been issued by the California Labor Commissioner’s...
Healthcare Staffing Agencies Denied Overtime Wages, Misclassified Employees December 6, 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor reports it has obtained a consent judgment recovering more than $2.4 million in back wages...
OSHA Probe of Teen Worker’s Fall Uncovers Other Wage, Child Labor, Safety Issues March 23, 2023 A federal investigation into why a 17-year-old worker – who fell 24 feet from the roof of a New Castle,...
New Jersey Cites 5 Contractors for Employee Misclassification February 17, 2022 The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has issued stop-work orders to five out-of-state contractors – from...
Nebraska Restaurant, Owner Ordered to Pay Overtime, Comply with Wage Laws June 24, 2021 A Kearney, Neb., pizza and burger restaurant and its owner have been ordered to pay $17,216 – $8,608 in back...
New Michigan Rules Target Contractor Payroll Fraud April 22, 2021 By David Eggert Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently announced changes in the state’s contracting process to ensure construction and other companies are not...
Louisiana Contractor Pays $495K in Back Wages in Misclassification Case March 6, 2020 A southwest Louisiana contractor that provides nondestructive testing in Louisiana, Texas and Florida has paid $495,900 in back wages to...
Michigan AG to Target Worker Misclassification by Employers April 24, 2019 By David Eggert Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said her office will target businesses that cheat their employees of wages, pledging a forceful...
Jobless Ranks May Be Inflated by Millions of Gig Workers November 16, 2018 By Katia Dmitrieva The hardest people to pin down in America’s labor market may be the gig workers: How many hours do they...