Worker Misclassification

Policy Committee    January 27, 2023

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 26 — Armed with the findings and calculations by a joint task force, the Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee convened a hearing to listen to detailed testimony on how the misclassification of workers in Pennsylvania illegally denies worker protections while also denying valuable revenue to the state. This particular hearing was the first hosted by the Subcommittee on Labor, Energy and Development Chairman Nick Pisciottano, and it was co-hosted by Rep. Anita Kulik. 

• Hosts: Rep. Nick Pisciottano, Rep. Anita Kulik (D-Allegheny)
• Testifiers:
  • Christopher Hallock, Senior Deputy Attorney General, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Fair Labor
  • Drew Simpson, Regional Manager, Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
  • Joseph Hughes, Director of Government Relations, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 57

Agenda + Testimony

• Hearing agenda and list of participants: Worker Misclassification

Media Release + News Coverage

• Policy Hearing: Misclassification hurts workers, taxpayers and state, January 27, 2023
• WESA, With gig work on the rise, Pennsylvania Democrats look to crack down on ‘worker misclassification’, February 2, 2023

Photos

• Click here to view photos from this hearing