Employers Must Be Diligent as Feds Plan to 'Root Out' Misclassification, Attorneys Say

As President Joe Biden’s administration signals it will look to strengthen protections for misclassified workers, employers across the U.S. must stay diligent if they want to avoid potential fines and costly litigation, employment attorneys said. “Misclassification affects basically every business and industry,” said Matt Kreiser, an attorney for law firm PilieroMazza’s Labor & Employment and Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group. “No business is immune from problems stemming from improper classification.”  As part of a budget req...