Rational Middle Podcast: Payroll Fraud, Worker Misclassification and ID & Tax Explained
The following article was authored by Charles Frantes.
worker misclassification
NPR Tackles "The Open Secret Of Undocumented Construction Labor"
The Texas Standard, a statewide radio program that airs on NPR stations throughout the state, has been doing an in-depth series on the realities faced by undocumented people who live here.
As part of the series, reporter Joy Diaz took a look at the plight of undocumented workers in the construction industry.
House Business & Industry Turns Attention to Worker Misclassification
The following article was authored by Eleanor Dearman and originally published in the Quorum Report:
What Immigration Reality Looks Like for Workers
As the debate about illegal immigration rages at the national level thanks to the vitriolic rhetoric of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, it's high time for all of us to take a look at how the broken system is negatively affecting people right here in our own community.
States Clamping Down on Workers Mislabeled as Contractors
Source: Bloomberg
The fight is ramping up to clamp down on what Marek Brothers CEO Stan Marek has called a "cancer" in the construction industry. Bloomberg News reports that states across the US are taking steps to root out rampant worker misclassification in construction. When the playing field is level, ethical contractors will truly be able to do their part in rebuilding the American middle class. Read this article.