All sub-indexes — New Orders, Production, Employment and Own Inventories — were at or above the threshold level of 50. (Credit: Artur Szczybylo | Dreamstime.com)
“Employers should know that the U.S. Department of Labor takes misclassifying employees as independent contractors very seriously. Attempts to avoid complying with the law will be met with litigation to ensure that workers receive the wages they’re owed.”
— Jeffrey S. Rogoff, regional solicitor, U.S. Labor Department