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Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors Under the FLSA Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors Under the FLSA

For too many workers, misclassification causes lost wages, benefits, unemployment insurance, and workers’ compensation coverage. Through its enforcement, the Wage and Hour Division has found misclassification occurs in many industries.

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$348K for 144 Workers

$348K for 144 Workers

We recovered $348K in back wages and damages for 144 underpaid workers of an Arizona construction employer who failed to pay their overtime wages.

Getting Wages into the Hands of Farmworkers

Getting Wages into the Hands of Farmworkers

With the agricultural industry in full swing as summer begins, it’s a great time to think about the rights of farmworkers who work so hard to cultivate the fruits and vegetables on our kitchen tables.

$400K for 32 Workers

$400K for 32 Workers

A New Jersey landscaping company and its owner must pay $400,000 in back wages and damages after our investigators found the employer denied 32 of its workers the overtime pay they earned.

$276K for 63 Workers

$276K for 63 Workers

We recovered $276K in back wages from a North Carolina pizza chain that denied minimum wage and overtime to 63 workers.

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Employee Spotlight

Acting WHD Administrator Jessica Looman visited agricultural stakeholders in the Southeast region to provide compliance assistance as WHD’s enforcement of agricultural labor laws ramps up for the summer.

WHD intends to undertake additional rulemaking in the H-2 programs.

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