A state lawmaker says Pennsylvania regulators are coming up short when it comes to enforcing a 2010 state law intended to target companies that misclassify their workers as independent contractors.
State Senator Mike Stack (D-Philadelphia) said there is room in the economy for independent contractors, but, “there is obvious abuse of the classification which denies employees rights, benefits and protections accorded under labor laws.”
Under Act 72, independent contractors are supposed to use their own tools and equipment and should not be under the direct supervision of their employers.
The law outlines penalties for misclassifying workers, but Stack said the commonwealth is not adequately enforcing the law