Tag: Employee Misclassification Prevention Act

DOL, IRS, Congress Want to ‘Help’ Workers Who Think They Are Misclassified as Independent Contractors

By Kansas Employment Law Letter Jun 9, 2011 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Vaughn Burkholder and Tara Eberline What do the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Congress have in common? Sound like a setup for a bad joke? The punch line is that each of those federal entities has announced its intention to focus on employers’ misclassification of employees as independent […]

Employers Facing Increased Scrutiny over Worker Classification

By Pennsylvania Employment Law Letter Jul 15, 2010 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jul 15, 2010

by Robert C. Nagle Employers can expect increased enforcement efforts from federal and state labor and tax authorities over what’s believed to be a rising tide of misclassification of employees as “independent contractors.” There can be significant payroll savings associated with classifying workers as contractors. For example, employers typically aren’t required to withhold or pay […]