Contractors breaking rules harms honest competitors, state revenue, Pennsylvania lawmakers told

Unscrupulous construction contractors are costing Pittsburgh and the commonwealth tax dollars, members of the Pittsburgh Tax Fraud Task Force told members of the Pennsylvania Senate Labor and Industry Committee during a hearing Tuesday.

The Pittsburgh task force was formed in 2019 to address contractors who pay workers “under the table” or misclassify workers as contract labor to avoid paying for overtime, Social Security, workers’ compensation or health care costs. They released their 94-page report to Pittsburgh officials earlier this year.