Published: May 13, 2010
Tags: blog, Enriquez, Hot Topics, misclassification, unemployment insurance
By Darryl Enriquez
staff writer
The state passed a new law to crack down on the misclassification of construction workers from staff to independents. What that means in dollars and sense is that a misclassified worker is good enough to get paid “under the table” for a day’s work as an independent, but not worth enough to be on staff and paid added compensations, such as unemployment insurance, retirement benefits and/or social security.
Published: November 10, 2009
Tags: Assembly Committee on Labor, Bergan, budget, debt, insurance, James Buchen, Mark Honadel, Tom Fisher, unemployment, unemployment insurance, Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council, wages, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
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By Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Wisconsin’s unemployment insurance budget has slipped into the red and is projected to be more than $2 billion in debt in each of the next four years. To avoid that crisis, state lawmakers are working on a bill, to be introduced in spring, that would offer possibilities to stem the bleeding. [...]
Published: August 14, 2009
Tags: cost-cutting, independent contractors, IRS, misclassification, reclassify, tax withholding, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation
Michael C. Schmidt Dolan Media Newswires Long Island, NY – Despite recent news that the economy may have bottomed out, businesses large and small continue to look for ways to cut costs. One method: Retain independent contractors in lieu of employees and reclassify current employees as independent contractors. For example, a recent SurePayroll Contractor Index [...]