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Fisk, C (2019). California is Poised to Expand Labour Protections for Workers. Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog, 8 July 2019
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California, many other states, and the United States government, have laws imposing minimum standards of employment (such as wages and hours), limited financial benefits for workers who become unemployed or are injured in the course of employment, and benefits for employees after retirement age or who become unable to work because of disability. Most of these laws define the scope of their coverage by saying they apply to “employees.” Companies figured out that if they reclassified their workforce as “independent contractors” they could avoid the considerable wage, payroll tax, and other costs of complying with law.
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Fisk, C (2019). California is Poised to Expand Labour Protections for Workers. Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog, 8 July 2019
Further detail
Publication type
Opinion (including blogs)
Description
California, many other states, and the United States government, have laws imposing minimum standards of employment (such as wages and hours), limited financial benefits for workers who become unemployed or are injured in the course of employment, and benefits for employees after retirement age or who become unable to work because of disability. Most of these laws define the scope of their coverage by saying they apply to “employees.” Companies figured out that if they reclassified their workforce as “independent contractors” they could avoid the considerable wage, payroll tax, and other costs of complying with law.
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