Bedoya describes why the FTC has turned its attention to the problem of #WorkerMisclassification, in which employees are falsely claimed to be contractors, and thus deprived of the rights that workers are entitled to.
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Amazon now has the luxury of terminating its contract with the union's employer - the cutout that allows Amazon to maintain the #WorkerMisclassification pretext that these drivers in Amazon vans wearing Amazon uniforms delivering Amazon packages don't work for Amazon.
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Today, I joined the @PADemPolicy, @RepPisciottano, and many of my colleagues to discuss the effects of #workermisclassification. We heard from experts on what can be done and how we can keep workers and taxpayers protected.
Labor, employment, antitrust enforcement agencies are launching significant efforts to fight #workermisclassification. I describe and analyze their efforts in my latest article. Read it here: linkedin.com/pulse/next-skir…
The construction industry has the highest rate of worker misclassification of any industry, with immigrants most susceptible to wage theft and exploitation.
This story from Arizona is one of the millions that exist nationally.
Wage theft and worker misclassification are rampant in the construction industry.
It goes largely unreported and enforcement is rare.
The labor movement in Denver is drawing a line in the sand and standing together to demand a wage bond.