Minnesota Court Upholds 14-Factor Subcontractor Statute
SJJ posted recently about a court challenge to the recently enacted subcontractor classification statute, Minn. Stat. § 181.723. The plaintiffs in that case moved for a temporary restraining order stopping ...
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