Ct Atty Gen Wants Crackdown On Employers Who Misclassify Workers

March 17th, 2010 admin

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today  said he wants to crackdown on companies that  illegally misclassify employees as independent contractors to reduce their costs and short-change workers. “A crackdown on misclassification cheating is long overdue — because it does devastating harm to taxpayers, workers and honest businesses,” Blumenthal said in a prepared statement. “Calling workers independent


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