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Misclassified Construction Workers Lose Thousands
Many construction companies label workers as independent contractors to sidestep overtime, benefits, and payroll taxes. But if your employer controls how, when, and where you work, the law may consider you an employee entitled to full wage protections. We help you recover what that misclassification has cost you.
A 1099 does not make you a contractor.
The facts do.
Misclassification happens when a company calls you a contractor to avoid paying overtime, payroll taxes, and benefits. What actually matters is control. If your boss sets your schedule, tells you where to work, provides the tools, and has you report to a supervisor, you likely qualify as an employee no matter what your paperwork says. Misclassified workers may be owed overtime, reimbursement for unpaid hours, employer-paid taxes and benefits, and compensation for years of underpayment. Wage laws apply regardless of immigration status.
Signs you were misclassified.
Set Schedule
Your employer tells you when and where to show up for work.
Their Tools
You use the company’s equipment, wear their uniform, and report to a supervisor.
Wrong Tax Form
You received a 1099 when your working conditions mean you should have a W-2.
Years of Underpayment
You may be owed back overtime, unpaid hours, and the taxes and benefits your employer skipped.
Questions, answered.
If your employer controls your schedule, supplies your tools, and supervises your work but pays you on a 1099, you may legally be an employee who is owed wage protections.
You may be owed unpaid overtime, reimbursement for unpaid hours, employer-paid taxes and benefits, and compensation covering years of underpayment.
No. Wage laws apply regardless of immigration status, and we keep everything confidential.
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