Worker Misclassification
Worker Misclassification deprives workers of rightfully-earned wages and undercuts law-abiding businesses. Click to learn more about this unscrupulous practice and what is being done, and should be done, to counter it.
September 30th, 2010
Worker misclassification is becoming more and more of a problem as underhanded hiring by some companies harms not just the underpaid workers, but also the employers who play by the rules. Employers who hire legal workers and...
September 2nd, 2010
A grocery store owner in Florida will now face prison time for his involvement in a construction company’s scheme to hide their hiring of illegal aliens by paying them in cash.
August 8th, 2010
The topic of immigration reform has stalled in Congress, but that has not stopped states from taking action to ensure a legal workforce. According to ConstructionCitizen.com, several states, including Florida, New York, Iowa...
July 22nd, 2010
States such as Nebraska, Ohio, New York and others are working on employee misclassification prevention legislation in order to crack down on the practice of misclassifying workers, who should be classified as employees, as...
September 9th, 2010
More states are taking action to eradicate worker misclassification, recognizing that the underhanded hiring practice by some companies harms underpaid workers, including illegal workers, but also hurts employers who play by...
August 26th, 2010
The construction industry offers a panoply of situations and conflicts associated with hiring workers and running a business responsibly and lawfully. Construction Citizen exposes these issues and the companies who...
July 29th, 2010
According to Construction Citizen, a survey was conducted last year of over 4,000 low-wage workers, including illegal immigrants, for the purpose of studying labor violations among low-wage workers in New York,...