Posts Tagged employee classification
MetLife Home Loans Sued in Overtime Beef
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on February 25, 2013
by Brian Mahany Recently we have seen a spate of complaints against mortgage brokers and lenders. And its not just our office that is seeing the spike in claims. Nationally, since the financial meltdown of 2008, the number of overtime suits has increased by 37%. Many Americans have been pushed to the brink of insolvency. [...]
Mortgage Industry Workers Often Ripped Off
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on March 30, 2012
by Brian Mahany We are honored to be partnered with the government in the largest federal false claims act case in the U.S. involving a mortgage lender – our $2.4 billion false claims case against Allied Home Mortgage. How did we get that case? By helping Allied’s employees who weren’t properly paid. Although we often [...]
States Join IRS and Labor on Employee Classification Push
by Brian Mahany Just days ago the U.S. Department of Labor and the IRS announced a new amnesty program called the Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program or “VCSP”. Now in several news releases it appears that several states are joining in this massive effort. To date, the states that have joined are Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, [...]
Do You Employ Independent Contractors in Your Business? Read This
by Brian Mahany Many small businesses use independent contractors to fill a wide variety of part time and specialized positions. Less paperwork, no withholding and much easier to hire and fire. While that might sound like an ideal solution, the IRS and Department of Labor have other ideas. A recent American Bar Association article said [...]
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