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Committee on Education & the Workforce Democrats
@EdWorkforceDems
Today over 100
@HouseDemocrats
wrote to
@USDOL
opposing their proposal to increase instances of employers misclassifying workers as independent contractors which would cost workers $3 BILLION annually.
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Committee on Education & the Workforce Democrats
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For years, unscrupulous employers have misclassified their employees as independent contractors, stripping workers of basic protections and hurting law-abiding businesses. A new Labor Department proposal would make the problem worse. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-re
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The Members wrote: “This proposal would lead to misclassification, subjecting vulnerable workers to wage theft, placing law-abiding businesses at a competitive disadvantage, and depriving state and federal governments of much-needed tax revenue.” edlabor.house.gov/media/press-re