This New Kind of Expensive Lawsuit Could Easily Bankrupt Your Small Business
Wage-and-hour suits are complicated, boring and could potentially bankrupt entrepreneurs. Here’s how to protect yourself. August 5, 2019 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In recent years, a parade of household names have been hit by lawsuits accusing them of underpaying or misclassifying their workers. So-called wage-and-hour suits have been brought against Walmart and Amazon, among many other of the world’s largest employers, on the basis that they failed to pay required wages and overtime to workers. Meanwhile, ride-sharing service Uber is being sued for misclassifying its drivers as independent contractors rather than employees, a … Continue reading This New Kind of Expensive Lawsuit Could Easily Bankrupt Your Small Business
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