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Employee Misclassification: Improved Outreach Could Help Ensure Proper Worker Classification
(2007-05-08)
This publication reports highlights of testimony given by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on worker classification. The testimony focuses on the number and characteristics of independent contractors; the workforce ...
Employee or Contractor- What Small Business Owners Need to Know
(2013)
This brief video by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) discusses the criteria for classifying workers as employees or independent contractors.
Employee or Contractor? New U.S. Guidelines Could Reclassify Workers
(2015-07-16)
Reportfrom National Public Radio (NPR) on the Department of Labor's new guidelines on worker classification and independent contractors. Transcript of the audio isavailable here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/t ...
The Effects of Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors (House Hearing, 110th Congress)
(2008)
Proceedings of a Congressional hearing focusing on the effects of the misclassification of workers as independent contractors. The Joint Hearing before the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support and the ...
Pennsylvania Labor & Industry Kicks Off Misclassified Workers Public Awareness Campaign
(2016-10-19)
News article announcing the start of a statewide public awareness campaign about worker misclassification by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.
Independent Contractor Misclassification Imposes Huge Costs on Workers and Federal and State Treasuries
(2012-08)
This report examines the issue of independent contractor misclassification and its impact on both individual workers and federal and state treasuries. The author details national and state studies and reports on the economic ...
Employers Do Not Always Follow Internal Revenue Service Worker Determination Rulings
(2013-06-14)
This report presents findings of an audit conducted by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) to determine whether the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)'s Determination of Worker Status Program (SS-8) ...
Misclassified Workers [Oklahoma]
(2012)
This video by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) describes worker misclassification and the Oklahoma statute that governs how worker misclassification cases are identified and prosecuted.
DOL Crackdown on Misclassified Employees
(2014)
This news article discusses efforts by the Department of Labor to increase detection of worker misclassification through investigations and employer audits. The author summarizes risks and liabilities for employers who ...
IRS Expands Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program; Relief From Past Payroll Taxes Available to More Employers Who Reclassify Their Workers As Employees
(2013-02-27)
This news release reports on the expansion of the Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP) by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), including the modification of several eligibility requirements.