Regional economy & jobs

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Gordon B. McLoughlin, 37, of Brockton, worked on a construction site in Burlington from August to early fall, and was classified as a subcontractor even though he was given assignments each day and did not control the conditions of his employment. McLoughlin, who was placed at the site by the carpenter's union to investigate charges of misclassification, said a supervisor told him to sign papers stating that he was independent. He earned $24.19 per hour, $10 to $15 less than union carpenters who were classified as employees.