Misclassification as Labor Law Violation Teed up in Ports Case - Bloomberg Law

National Labor Relations Board prosecutors have opened a case that could reverse Trump-era board precedent and make misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor a standalone unfair labor practice.

Five trucking, warehousing and logistics companies in Southern California violated federal labor law by designating drivers as independent contractors, NLRB lawyers in Los Angeles alleged last week. The companies work together as a single integrated enterprise under the control of Universal Logistics Holdings Inc., agency lawyers said.

Misclassifying those employees obstructed them from engaging in legally protected activity and gave them the impression they’re not covered by federal labor law, according ...

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