Class-action suit seeks $300 million in damages and accuses HP of denying benefits to workers by categorizing them as contractors according to InformationWeek.com.
“The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Boise, claims that the misclassification denied benefits such as health insurance, vacation and sick leave, and retirement plans to more than3,000 HP workers throughout the United States. The suit seeks more than $300 million in damages.
The 33 named plaintiffs, most from the company’s Boise plant, claim they qualify as employees instead of contractors under a questionnaire used to determine employee status by the Internal Revenue Service. “
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Source: Associated Press
