Paul Secunda has an interesting post today on the Workplace Prof Blog about IBM reclassifying workers from salaried to hourly. The corporate buzzword for this is “reclassification”, and the story, which originated on NPR Marketplace, also mentions FedEx reclassifying drivers as independent contractors, and Allstate reclassifying agents as independent contractors.
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Some Plan Implications of Reclassification as IBM Reclassifies Employees from Salaried to Hourly
April 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Eligibility · Independent Contractors · Plan Language
Hearings on Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors
May 9th, 2007 · No Comments
The Congressional subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support began hearings today on the Effects of Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors. In conjunction with the hearing, the Joint Committee on Taxation prepared a report on the Present Law and Background Relating to Worker Classification for Federal Tax Purposes. (nod to Prof. Paul Caron (Cincinnati) […]
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