S3E6: Fighting worker misclassification w/Burt Johnson
Affording Your Life with Attorney General Keith EllisonShow Notes
In 2021, a study from the Midwest Economic Policy Institute found that nearly 25% of construction workers in the Minnesota experienced some form of wage theft, costing taxpayers more than $135 million. I called Burt Johnson, my friend and the General Counsel for the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters to discuss the problem of misclassifying workers, how it hurts workers, and what the Carpenters Union is doing to protect their members.
Contact the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
If you are a victim of wage theft: Call our office at 651-296-3353 or visit ag.state.mn.us to file a complaint.
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