Legal and Regulatory

Independent Contractors in the Construction Industry
One of the primary problems with worker misclassification in the construction industry has been the uneven playing field that makes it difficult for compliant businesses to compete with noncompliant ones.
By Todd Wulffson
July 31, 2018
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by Todd Wulffson
Todd R. Wulffson is in the Orange County office of Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP, a leading California employment, labor and business immigration law firm providing litigation defense and counseling to California employers. Wulffson has 25 years of experience counseling and defending businesses in labor and employment issues and has extensive experience representing employers across the entertainment, manufacturing, banking, hospitality, financial services and retail industries. Wulffson focuses on issues related to human resources, and the implementation of proactive measures to reduce risk and cost including substantial experience in the evolving area of Social Media Law. He is a frequent speaker, author and resource to employers nationwide on analyzing employee-related social media issues, preparing social media policies and procedures, and defending actions involving social media liability claims.
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