Washington
In reply to the discussion: State Legislature 2013 session [View all]eridani
(51,907 posts)HB 1440 would:
Create a clear and more consistent definition of employee as compared with an independent contractor;
Still allow legitimate independent contractors to maintain their independence;
Ensure that employees can collect after they win cases for unpaid wages against their employers;
Ensure victims of retaliation are protected under the law and have recourse; and
Bring in the revenue owed to the state by catching employers who are cheating the system and their workers.
Wage theft and employee misclassification demand a solution based solely on the exploitation of workers denied their pay and basic protections like overtime pay, and workers' compensation and unemployment insurance coverage. But given its benefits in revenue recovery and supporting honest employers, HB 1440 should be considered a win-win proposal for labor, business and all levels of government.
Video on the underground economy and wage theft