Joe Biden set up a federal task force with the DOL in cooperation with each state, under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to stop contracted worker/ employee misclassification. So I kind of understand why they did this and why the fines are so heavy.
Its not fair to me, to the state, city or other fair employers in the same industry, as an unfair advantage to cut operation costs. Screws me out of my social security, unemployment, workman's comp, paid breaks, OSHA standards in working environment, etc., as well as half of the taxes that I have been paying, should have been paid by my employer, so I've been double taxed for the past six years, not to mention the 20-30 minutes of pay, from not taking breaks, every day that I've worked for the shop.
I'm not happy about losing my job, but ultimately, I'm not happy that I've been played like a golf course by everyone, knowingly or not.
