Category: Texas

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Why is worker misclassification a problem?

    From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram —  “Treating workers as independent contractors isn’t a business decision…

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Texas business, labor interests team to push for reforms

From the News Tribune –  ” An unlikely alliance between business and labor advocacy groups is pushing…

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Key to maintaining contractor status: Don’t exert too much control over the work

  From Business Management Daily — “There’s a fine line between spelling out expectations and unduly controlling…

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“Independent Contractor” vs. “Employee” – Has Your Company Made the Right Call?

From the Amarillo Globe-News — “The IRS advises the relationship of the worker and the business must be examined…

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Mislabeling construction workers as contractors draws federal scrutiny

From the Houston Chronicle — Betty Campbell, the Labor Department’s deputy regional administrator for wage and hour in Dallas…said…

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In Texas, Construction Reform Has an Unlikely Champion

From Working In These Times —  “It’s the Wild West,” says Stan Marek, CEO of Marek Brothers, in an…

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Worker misclassification still a problem in Texas

From the ICon Professional Services’ Blog. As this blog wrote last month, the state government of Texas just passed a…