Labor/Employment
May 18, 2010
Independent Contractor Status Raises IRS Eyebrows
Federal and state governments are cracking down on companies that misclassify employees as independent contractors, a long-held practice that strips workers of legal protections and amounts to billions in lost tax revenue.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - They donned DirecTV uniforms, drove cars bearing the company logo and installed equipment at the request of DirecTV supervisors.
But they weren't paid minimum wage or overtime, never got reimbursed for mileage, and had to foot the bill for ladders, hammers and cable connectors.
Saulo Guzman and Ivan Morales, installers working for a DirecTV subcontractor...
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