California Attorney General and City Attorneys Sue Uber, Lyft for Worker Misclassification May 5, 2020 California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the city attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco, on Tuesday sued...
More Than $270K in Fines Issued Against Firms in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania November 22, 2019 Investigations by the Connecticut Department of Labor’s Wage and Workplace Standards Division into complaints of workers being improperly employed at...
Massachusetts Cleaning Company Owner Sentenced for $74K Insurance Fraud October 10, 2019 The owner of a Malden, Mass.-based cleaning company pleaded guilty and was sentenced to jail in connection with an insurance...
Minnesota Construction Workers’ Lawsuit Accuses Employer of Wage Theft July 11, 2019 A group of Rochester, Minnesota-area construction workers are pursuing a wage theft claim, testing a new state law that aims...
Drivers Get $750K Settlement in Dispute with Connecticut Limo Company March 4, 2019 A limousine company dispute in Connecticut has resulted in a $750,000 settlement for 23 current and former drivers. The Connecticut...
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...
Mass. Medical Transportation Business Cited $460K for Wage Law Violations September 25, 2018 A Massachusetts medical transportation business and its managers has been cited $460,945 in restitution and penalties for violating workers’ rights...
Massachusetts Attorney General Releases Report on Protecting Workers September 5, 2018 Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has released an annual Labor Day report to describe her office’s efforts to combat wage...
Virginia Forms Task Force to Block Worker Misclassification August 14, 2018 Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed an executive order establishing a task force to come up with a plan to...
Mass. SJC Rules Independent Contractor Statute Doesn’t Apply in Workers’ Comp Case May 16, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has ruled the state’s independent contractor statute does not determine whether a claimant is...