June 13, 2025
Trade groups urged the Eighth Circuit to overturn an order declining to block a Minnesota law from taking effect that slaps steep fines on companies that misclassify construction workers as independent contractors, saying they have standing to sue because their members will be harmed by the statute.
June 12, 2025
The Eighth Circuit should affirm an order declining to temporarily block a Minnesota law from taking effect that slaps steep fines on companies that misclassify employees as independent contractors, a labor organization said, because workers' wages will continue to be eroded without the statute.
May 27, 2025
A coalition of construction groups didn't show how a Minnesota state law imposing hefty fines on companies that misclassify workers as independent contractors hurts them, the state's Department of Labor said, urging the Eighth Circuit to uphold a federal court's decision keeping the law standing.