Misclassification Bill Clears House Committee

A bill that would create a special enforcement unit to crack down on employers that misclassify workers as independent contractors cleared its first legislative committee on Wednesday. The House Commerce Committee approved House Bill 482, a measure introduced by Rep. Brig Gen Gary Pendleton, R-Wake, according to a report in the News & Observer newspaper. The legislation would establish an employee misclassification task force to be run by a director appointed by the governor that would have authority to investigate reports of misclassification and civil penalties of up to $1,000 per miscl...