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Title: The Social and Economic Costs of Illegal Misclassification, Wage Theft and Tax Fraud in Residential Construction in Massachusetts | Labor Center | UMass Amherst

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2021

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Abstract: This study examines labor and employment practices in the residential construction industry in Massachusetts. Our research is based on more than 60 in-depth interviews with documented and undocumented workers, union and non-union contractors, union and public officials, and community activists involved in residential construction. The results of these interviews are complemented by a comprehensive quantitative analysis of data from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Department of Unemployment Assistance and Department of Industrial Accidents that provides statistical projections of the extent and economic costs of worker misclassification in Massachusetts construction.

Url: https://www.umass.edu/lrrc/research/working-papers-series/social-and-economic-costs-illegal-misclassification-wage-theft-and

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Authors: Juravich, Tom; Ormiston, Russell; Belman, Dale

Series Title: College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Labor Center Working Paper Series

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Institution: UMASS Amherst Labor Center

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Crime and Deviance, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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