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On September 8, 2020, the court docket amended Davis’ judgment to mirror his agreement to pay $2,225 restitution. Meanwhile, Dr. Cutler pled responsible to negligently inflicting the discharge of asbestos, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §2 and 42 U.S.C. §7413(c). On August 26, 2020, the Honorable Kelly H. Rankin sentenced Dr. Cutler to a few years of supervised probation, a $25,000 nice, $2,225 restitution, and a $25 particular evaluation.

Misclassifying workers as independent contractors is a serious issue that could cost your organization money. You may genuinely consider that you’ve got hired people to carry out services for you as impartial contractors. You may discover that by regulation they’re thought-about staff and that you’re answerable for unemployment insurance contributions and interest. For varied reasons (largely to do with payroll taxes), the IRS is worried that staff are appropriately classified as either unbiased contractors or employees.

The FLSA requires lined employers to pay their nonexempt staff no less than the federal minimum wage for each hour worked and overtime pay for each hour worked over forty in a workweek, and mandates that employers keep sure records regarding their employees. A employee who performs services for an individual or entity …