Labor Committee Hears Testimony on Misclassification

The Pennsylvania House Labor and Industry Committee on Tuesday held an informational meeting to hear testimony from industry experts on the harmful effects of worker misclassification. Christopher Hallock, deputy secretary of the Bureau of Safety and Labor-Management Relations within the Department of Labor and Industry, said a misclassified worker is essentially denied all workplace protections. “Since 2023, approximately 300 misclassified employees were injured, resulting in $450,000 in lost compensation,” he said. “Already in 2024, as of May 27, there have been 6,455 mis...