Employers besieged on all sides for misclassifying workers

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: April 5, 2013

Tags: DOL, fair labor standards act, FLSA, independent contractors, IRS, payroll audits, worker misclassification

In an effort to fend off a real audit of their books, one of the major tobacco companies hired a law firm to look into whether it was classifying its 5,000 workers correctly.

Attorney’s lawsuit against ex-firm is dismissed

Published: January 24, 2013

Tags: Discrimination, independent contractors, race discrimination, Title VII

An attorney’s race discrimination suit against law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has been dismissed on summary judgment by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Law firm penalized for unpaid employment taxes

By: Pat Murphy
Published: March 11, 2011

Tags: independent contractors, taxation

A personal injury firm is liable for unpaid employment taxes relating to attorneys it mistakenly classified as independent contractors, the U.S. Tax Court has ruled in upholding a $158,000 assessment of taxes, interest and penalties.

Conn. considers law on employee misclassification

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: April 30, 2010

Tags: Connecticut, independent contractors, overtime suits

The Connecticut legislature is considering a bill that would increase the penalties for employers who misclassify their workers as independent contractors, with greater civil penalties and criminal liability.