PA Court clarifies Construction Workplace Misclassification Act for Contractors
The Pennsylvania State Legislature enacted the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act in 2010 in an effort to clarify whether an injured party is deemed to be an independent contractor or an employee. Most typically, we see these issues arise in the construction industry where a General Contractor believes they have hired a person as a Subcontractor. I've had my share of these types of cases. The Misclassification Act defines three elements to determine whether an individual is an independent contractor or…