Category: Utah
US Department of Labor recovers $47K in back wages for 13 auto body shop workers wrongly misclassified as independent contractors by employer
Sandpiper Autobody failed to pay workers correctly for hours over 40 in a workweek Employer name: …
Utah’s Employer/Independent Contractor Distinction Remains Cloudy, Even To Judges
From JDSupra, Mark Morris discusses a recent case in which a worker was an independent contractor when…
Medical Coders Receive $1.5 Million to Settle Misclassification Claims
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein reports that medical coders settled their misclassification for $1.5 million . Richard writes: Aviacode,…
Newspaper carrier files lawsuit claiming unpaid tips, mileage expenses
From Deseret News, Dennis Romboy reports that a former newscarrier has filed a lawsuit alleging that…
Companies accused of misclassifying workers to pay $700k in back wages, penalties
From AZCcentral, Laurie Merrill reports that sixteen individuals agreed to pay $700,000 in back wages and penalties…
Utah unemployment claimant was an employee despite independent contractor agreement
From CCH — another reminder that having an independent contractor agreement is not conclusive if the relationship of…
Exotic Dancers – Misclassified as Independant Contractors and Not Paid Overtime Pay
From Utah Employment Lawyer — Last week, six exotic dancers filed a collective action (class action) case against…