Over the years, the Construction Citizen team has put a bright spotlight on the myriad problems caused by worker misclassification. Those difficulties continue to mount while Texas lawmakers do very little about it, much to the frustration of ethical companies that cannot compete with cheaters, many single mothers who are denied child support payments, conservative […]
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Cheating by Unethical Employers Reaches Crisis Levels While Texas Lawmakers Sit on Their Hands
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Many Law-Abiding Companies Can’t Compete in Dallas/Fort Worth, Executive Says
In a marathon hearing held by Texas lawmakers on the issues of workers’ comp and worker misclassification, representatives from businesses and labor came together to talk about what could be done to level the playing field for ethical companies and improve the lives of middle class Texans. But, there was also significant pushback from certain […]
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Texas House Committee Hearing This Week on Worker Misclassification
A Texas House Committee has scheduled a hearing on the issue of worker misclassification and what more the state may need to do to combat the problem that is particularly rampant in the construction industry. The House Business and Industry Committee will take testimony on the implementation of a limited crackdown that was signed into […]
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Scott Braddock is a journalist and political analyst based in Austin.
