Labor/Employment
Aug. 4, 2006
Proposed Bill Could Make Misclassifying Workers Very Costly
Focus Column - California Assembly Bill 2186, introduced on Feb. 22 by Assemblyman Alberto Torrico, states it is the "intent of the Legislature to prohibit the deliberate misclassification of employees as independent contractors ... and to penalize intentional misclassification."
By John A. Vogt
California Assembly Bill 2186, introduced on Feb. 22 by Assemblyman Alberto Torrico, states it is the "intent of the Legislature to prohibit the deliberate misclassification of employees as independent contractors ... and to penalize intentional misclassification."
AB 2186 was amended on May 1 and proposes to add Section 1142.2 to the state Unemployment Insurance Code....
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