Category: Minnesota
Minnesota Owners of Drywall Company Face Jail Time for Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors to Avoid Paying Workers Compensation Insurance Premiums
From the Star-Tribune, Paul Walsh reports that the owners of a drywall company face jail time for…
Minneapolis Employers Required to Have Written Agreements With Freelancers, Pay Accordingly
From JDSupra, Jason Hungerford discusses a recent ordinance enacted by the Minneapolis City Council to protect freelancers. Jason…
New Liability for Minnesota Hospitals: Independent Contractors and Apparent Authority
From JDSupra, Heidi Neff Christianson and Zachary Crain discuss a recent Minnesota case that upends the long…
Compliance With Minnesota and Minneapolis Wage Theft Laws
From Fox Rothschild LLP, Jenny H. Fuller provide guidance on how to comply with the Minnesota Wage…
Minneapolis Council wants to expand wage theft protections to gig workers, independent contractors
From MinnPost, Jessica Lee reports on efforts by Minneapolis City Council members to protect workers classified as…
Minnesota cable equipment recovery company to pay $350K to 41 drivers, market contractors misclassified as independent contractors
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a press release stating that a Minnesota company…
Laid off teacher builds a St. Paul FedEx business from scratch
From TwinCities.com — “Rene Martinez considers himself lucky. Another person might say that he made his own luck….
