Attorney General Platkin, Labor Commissioner Asaro-Angelo Obtain Nearly $300,000 in Back Pay and Penalties for Misclassified Newspaper Delivery Workers

NJ Penn Employees Illegally Classified as Independent Contractors For Immediate Release: December 17, 2024 Office of the Attorney General– Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Law– Michael C. Walters, Acting DirectorNew Jersey Department of Labor &...

AG Platkin, AG Schwalb Co-Lead Amicus Brief Defending FTC in Barring Noncompete Agreements

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb led a multistate brief supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule to eliminate noncompete clauses in employment contracts nationwide.

Attorney General Platkin, Labor Commissioner Asaro-Angelo File Suit Against JTTT Truck Driving School for Misclassifying Instructors

Lawsuit Seeks Back Wages, Penalties, Fines, and End of Misclassification of Employee Instructors as Independent Contractors.

Attorney General Platkin, Labor Commissioner Asaro-Angelo Resolve Worker Misclassification Investigation

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo today jointly announced an agreement with Horseless Carriage Carrier, Inc., a Paterson-based transporter of luxury cars, concerning violations of New Jersey labor laws resulting from the company misclassifying its employee drivers as independent contractors, taking unlawful deductions from their pay, and recordkeeping violations.

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