FINE COLLECTIONS INCREASE FOR MISCLASSIFYING WORKERS

Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro’s promise to crack down on misclassifying workers is apparently holding true. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry says it’s collected more than 301-thousand-dollars in fines under the law that bars construction companies from misclassifying workers. The haul represents a 33 percent increase from the same period in 2022. The so-called misclassifications typically happen when companies label employees as independent contractors instead of paying them as full-time employees. They do that to avoid paying benefits and taxes on behalf of people who should be considered employees.