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The federal department for labor will propose a rule to help combat employee misclassification, federal officials said on Tuesday.
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Misclassification group finds GC liability for subcontractor abuses ‘not feasible’ 
A state task force on misclassification found it's not feasible to hold general contractors accountable for wage and hour violations committed by their subcontractors.
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Read More »Wage theft hits immigrants — hard
Audelia Molina, a Mexican immigrant, was earning 10 cents for every garment she trimmed at a factory in Los Angeles, America's clothing-assembly capital. Her wage was so meager that she started putting in 11-hour days to drive up production.
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Read More »Labor Department tosses rule to lower bar for calling workers independent contractors
Federal officials on Monday officially withdrew a rule that would have made it easier for employers to classify workers as independent contractors, despite the objections of some construction groups. The U.S. Department of Labor, under the Trump administration, had proposed codifying a ...
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Read More »Task force officially recommends policies to combat wage theft
A state task force on wage theft and misclassification is recommending that Wisconsin adopt new rules to prevent insurance fraud and hold contractors accountable for misconduct committed by their subcontractors.
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Read More »Task force: General contractors should be liable for jobsite wage theft
A state task force on worker misclassification recommended on Thursday that Wisconsin draw up rules to hold general contractors accountable for any wage theft that might occur on their jobsites.
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Read More »Study: One in 10 Wisconsin construction workers misclassified
About one in 10 Wisconsin construction workers are improperly classified as independent contractors or paid in cash, abuses that deprive the state of about $40 million worth of tax revenue every year.
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Read More »Federal rule lowers bar for calling workers independent contractors
The U.S. Department of Labor published a rule Wednesday that will ease requirements for classifying a worker as an independent contractor.
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Read More »Wage theft task force pushes back on federal independent contractor rule
A state task force on worker misclassification is questioning a proposed federal rule it argues would make it easier for employers to wrongly label workers independent contractors.
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Read More »ON THE LEVEL: At CBG, Kahl thinks stricter bidding standards could help fight misclassification
With thousands of construction projects large and small going on at any given time in Wisconsin, state and local officials have a heavy responsibility making sure everyone is adhering to employment, safety and health laws.
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