Rational Middle Podcast: Payroll Fraud, Worker Misclassification and ID & Tax Explained
The following article was authored by Charles Frantes.
worker misclassification
NPR Tackles "The Open Secret Of Undocumented Construction Labor"
The Texas Standard, a statewide radio program that airs on NPR stations throughout the state, has been doing an in-depth series on the realities faced by undocumented people who live here.
As part of the series, reporter Joy Diaz took a look at the plight of undocumented workers in the construction industry.
House Business & Industry Turns Attention to Worker Misclassification
The following article was authored by Eleanor Dearman and originally published in the Quorum Report:
Getting to the Root of the Immigration Challenge
The Houston Chronicle published this article in the last few days about our undocumented workforce, primarily in the construction industry, and it deserves an immediate response.
What Immigration Reality Looks Like for Workers
As the debate about illegal immigration rages at the national level thanks to the vitriolic rhetoric of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, it's high time for all of us to take a look at how the broken system is negatively affecting people right here in our own community.
An Industry in Crisis: How Construction Career Collaborative is Trying To Do Right By Its Workers
The following article was authored by Allyn West and originally published in Cite: The Architecture + Design Review of Houston, a quarterly publication of the Rice Design Alliance. This essay appears in Cite 98.
Marek Team Briefs Atlanta Officials on Regional Skilled Workforce Shortages
Representatives of the City of Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, the American Subcontractors Association - Georgia Chapter, the State Office of Economic Development/Go Build Georgia and the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division recently met with the leadership of Marek, a leading Atlanta subcontractor, to discuss rapidly developing issues linked to a shortage of qualified construction workers in the Atlanta region.
