Tag: labor law
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The impact of local laws on compensation
Pay isn’t just about your skills. Local laws on minimums, overtime, and pay transparency quietly reshape what you can negotiate. Here’s how.
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Independent contractor classifications are mostly tax fraud with extra steps
Many companies classify workers as contractors to dodge payroll taxes and benefits. The IRS and DOL agree it’s often illegal — but enforcement is uneven.
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Non-competes should be illegal in every state
Non-compete agreements suppress wages, block career mobility, and rarely protect what employers claim. The evidence for banning them outright is overwhelming.
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The gig economy survives because the law lets companies pretend workers aren’t workers
The gig model depends on calling workers contractors. The legal contortions to maintain that fiction are getting harder to defend in court and at the ballot.
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Worker misclassification is the biggest unenforced legal violation in America
Millions of workers are labeled contractors when the law says they’re employees. The penalties exist on paper. Enforcement is another story entirely.