Construction Firm Owner Charged With Workers’ Compensation Fraud June 26, 2026 A Massachusetts construction firm owner fraudulently misclassified subcontractors as siding workers or painters when they were performing riskier roofing work...
Chicago Towing Company to Pay $166K After Worker Misclassifications July 12, 2021 Federal officials say the operators of a Chicago towing company that promises customers round-the-clock service failed to pay dozens of...
With Growth of the Gig Economy, States Rethink How Workers Get Benefits February 23, 2017 By Sophie Quinton As more and more Americans hold nontraditional jobs that don’t have benefits attached — think freelance graphic designers or Uber...
Alabama Plans Crackdown on Misclassified Employees October 7, 2014 By Phillip Rawls Alabama’s Labor Department has agreed to work with the U.S. Department of Labor to crack down on businesses that classify...
N.Y. Grand Jury Report Recommends Changes to Prevent Workers’ Comp Fraud March 26, 2014 New York’s Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. announced Tuesday that a New York State Supreme Court grand jury...