Current Legislation

1. Delaware Workplace Fraud Act PDF Signed 7/31/09
2.Colorado Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors signed by Governor Bill Ritter on 6/02/09
3. Maryland Workplace Fraud Act of 2009
4. Illinois Employee Classification Act of 2007
5. NJ Construction Industry Independent Contract Act
6. PA House Bill
7. Delaware Workplace Fraud Act PDF Signed 7/31/09



Executive Order

1. NY Governor Executive Order

Pending Legislation

1. Kentucky Independent Contractor Law - AN ACT relating to misclassification of employees.

1.) State of Maine Annual Report of the Joint Enforcement Task Force on Employee Misclassification
Laura Fortman, Task Force Chair and Commissioner, Maine Department of Labor, Julie Armstrong, Task Force Coordinator (February 25, 2010)

2.)The Social and Economic Costs of Employee Misclassification in Construction
Elaine Bernard, Ph.D.  Robert Herrick, Sc.D., Francoise Carre, Ph.D.;  Randall Wilson, (University of  Massachusetts, Boston; Construction Policy Research Center Labor and Work life Program, Harvard Law School and Harvard School of Public Health) (2004).

3.) The Social and Economic Costs of Employee Misclassification in the Maine Construction Industry,

 
Maine Report (April 2005)
Massachusetts Report (December 2004)
These two studies have taken a first and significant step in documenting employee misclassification in the Massachusetts and Maine construction industries. Misclassification occurs when employers treat workers who would otherwise be waged or salaried employees as independent contractors (self employed). Forces promoting employee misclassification include the desire to avoid the costs of payroll taxes and of mandated benefits. Employee misclassification creates severe challenges for workers, employers, and insurers as well as for policy enforcement. This report documents the dimensions of misclassification and its implications for Unemployment Insurance and Income tax collection and for worker compensation insurance.

4.) The Economic Costs of Employee Misclassification in the State of Illinois

Michael P. Kelsay, Ph.D., James I. Sturgeon, Ph.D., Kelly D. Pinkham, M.S., (Department of Economics University of Missouri-Kansas City)(December 2006)

5.) Office of the Legislative Auditor State of Minnesota - Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors

The Program Evaluation Division was directed to conduct this study by the Legislative Audit Commission in April 2007.Deborah Parker Junod (project manager), and Carrie Meyerhoff

6.) NELP Justice for Low-Wage & Immigrant Worker Project Summary of Pending Legislation

The following is a select summary of recent state legislative activity aimed at misclassification of employees as independent contractors

7.) Building Up New York, Tearing Down Job Quality

Taxpayer Impact of Worsening Employment Practices in New York City’s Construction Industry

8.) Misclassification of wages: A problem that hurts everyone

9.) Report of the Ohio Attorney General on the Economic Impact of Misclassified Workers for State and Local Governments in Ohio
Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General

10.) The Social and Economic Costs of Employee Misclassification in the Michigan Construction Industry

Dale L. Belman and Richard Block. School of Labor and Industrial Relations. Michigan State University

 



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