On March 12, 2013, 澳门六合彩开奖预测 submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) concerning its to collect information from workers about their employment experiences and knowledge of laws regarding the misclassification of independent contractors as employees.聽The proposed survey would involve prescreening nearly 18,000 households leading to over 10,000 interviews of workers from various industries over a two-year period.聽 Since construction has often been mentioned by the WHD as an industry of focus with regard to worker misclassification enforcement, it is expected that construction workers will be targeted for survey participation.
In the comment letter, 澳门六合彩开奖预测 addressed the construction industry鈥檚 legitimate business need for the use of independent contractors in certain circumstances.聽 澳门六合彩开奖预测 also questioned the need for the proposed survey, provided alternative suggestions for rooting out intentional misclassification, and detailed the unconsidered disruption and costs that may affect contractors should their workers be asked to participate.
Many in the business community believe that the WHD鈥檚 purpose for creating the proposed survey is to justify new 鈥淩ight to Know鈥 regulations that would require employers to provide written notice to all workers defining their classification status as an independent contractor or employee.聽 In addition, the anticipated regulations would require written notification of an employee鈥檚 classification as exempt or non-exempt, and the decision factors used to make the determination.聽 At this time, according to the most recent regulatory agenda, the 鈥淩ight to Know鈥 regulations are on-hold but remain in WHD鈥檚 long-range planning schedule.
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