February 6, 2015
Reporter Mandy Locke explains the “Contract to Cheat” in NC
Full video of this can’t-miss Crucial Conversation
Recently the good folks at NC Policy Watch hosted a very crucial conversation about the scandal of some employers in North Carolina cheating their workers and taxpayers out of hundreds of millions of dollars by “misclassifying” them as independent contractors when they are actually employees.
From NC Policy Watch:
If you weren’t able to attend NC Policy Watch’s Crucial Conversation with Mandy Locke, investigative reporter for the Raleigh News & Observer, that full program on worker misclassification is now available online.
Locke was joined by Raleigh businessman Doug Burton, President and Owner of Whitman Masonry. Burton is one of the numerous North Carolina employers who treats his workers fairly, plays by the rules and is regularly disadvantaged as a result of the state’s lax law enforcement in this area.
Please watch and share this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyFKdHOGzIU
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My employer was investigated by a N.C. DOL, Mike, I will not give his last name. After interviewing all employees, except for me, I wondered how my employer had my job title set up. For 20 years and 9 months I have worked for this Company. No benefits, no overtime pay, and no vacation time for the last 5 year. Just an estimate, but I’d say I’ve worked at least 3000 hours that I was not paid for, and after the company was investigated and audited, not one thing changed. I guess it’s ok for some employers to treat employees how they choose, regardless of our state laws. Especially if the political views are agreeable with our commissioners.