October 17, 2011 at 04:00 AM
House Democrats are pressing a bill that would seek to prevent the “misclassification” of employees as self-employed or contract workers, as one piece of a much larger set of recommendations to the joint congressional panel tackling deficit reduction. Sources say the legislative effort mirrors a DOL-wide initiative that could lead to OSHA enforcement in some cases where workers classified as contractors are not afforded safety and health protections. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), ranking Democrat on the House workforce protections subcommittee, on Friday (Oct. 14) said she re-filed the the Employe