A large-scale workers’ compensation fraud and tax evasion scheme that came to light when an employee was killed while removing...
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Franchisees in Massachusetts can be considered employees rather than independent contractors and thus be entitled to the state’s minimum wage,...
The North carolina General Assembly failed to negotiate this year final legislation addressing companies intentionally mislabeling workers to avoid paying...
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently signed an executive order establishing an inter-agency task force that will target worker misclassification and...
When construction slowed during the recession, some companies hired workers and wrongly designated them as independent contractors to avoid paying...

Federal wage and hour lawsuits have reached a surprise record high, according to a report by law firm Seyfarth Shaw...