Labor and Employment E-lert -- Crackdown on Mis-Classification of Independent Contractors

According to Business Management Daily, the Internal Revenue Service claims that 80% of the workers claimed by employers to be "independent contractors" are actually employees. According to the article, "a massive new 'mis-classification initiative' launched by the IRS and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is targeting employers for more audits and closer scrutiny. As part of the crackdown, the DOL hired 100 new auditors solely to investigate mis-classifications.

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