Study: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City says ACA could lead to more self-employment
From the Memphis Business Journal — “One of the supposed benefits of the Affordable Care Act is that it…
Dishonest contractors cheat their workers
From the The Bellingham Herald — “Fortunately, Washington is one of the states aggressively chasing the cheaters. Olympian reporter…
Are you actually an independent contractor? A rough diagnostic.
From the The Washington Post — “Perhaps the most relevant question in the workplace today — and one…
Texas business, labor interests team to push for reforms
From the News Tribune – ” An unlikely alliance between business and labor advocacy groups is pushing…
Tax cheats prey on immigrants in construction trade
From The Seattle Times — “A nationwide McClatchy investigation found that in Southern states, where there’s a lack…
Our View: Misclassifying employees cheats everyone
From fayobserver.com: Editorial — If your employer announced that your hourly job was being converted to independent-contractor status…
Freelancers increasing in numbers
From delmarvanow— Rhonda Adams writes: “Years ago when I started my own small business, I’d bristle…
Employee misclassification crackdown: DOL shells out millions to fund detection and enforcement
From HR.BLR.com, Jasmin M. Rojas, JD writes “For a while we have been telling you that the…
Can an Independent Contractor share your trade secrets?
From the Oregon Business Report — “A recent case out of Massachusetts held that, as a matter of…
Be careful in just “doing something” about independent contractors
From the Beaufort Observer — “We would suggest that our politicians go slow on “fixing” this problem….
New York, Illinois find success in tackling labor violations
From newsobserver.com — Illinois and New York are national leaders when it comes to curbing worker…
EDITORIAL: End ‘independent contractor’ tax dodge by construction companies
From insurancenewsnet.com — “Going forward, though, a couple of corrective actions seem appropriate at the federal…
