Texas Attorney General Candidate Barry Smitherman on Employee Misclassification and Energy Production

As the Texas Republican Primary now kicks into full gear in the sprint to the March 4th Primary Election, Texas Attorney General Candidate, Barry Smitherman (currently Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission), sat down again with TexasGOPVote to discuss some of the issues that will be faced by the next Attorney General of Texas. Employee misclassification is an issue that affects thousands of Texans. It is the practice performed by some companies attempting to cheat the system by classifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees to avoid higher costs and gain an unfair competitive advantage over companies who use ethical and legal employment practices.   Read more »