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1099 Risk Blog
House Bill Would Penalize Misclassification
The flurry of introduced legislation intended to address employee misclassification continues: A new bill introduced in the House by Democratic Representatives Woolsey and Andrews would penalize employers who improperly classify their employees as contractors to save on payroll taxes, benefits, and other costs.
The Employee Misclassification Prevention Act would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to clarify language around employee -- contractor classification [i.e., whether individuals should be paid as a W2 or a 1099], increase reporting and communications between the . . .
legislation, IRS, DOL, classification, contractors, employees, information sharing, enforcement
Legislation
New Hampshire Added To List of States Cracking Down on Contractor Misclassification
New Hampshire can now be added to the list of states (including CA, NY, and MA), putting together special task force initiatives to crack down on improper contractor classification.
As reported in today's Nashua Telegraph:
"Labor Commissioner George Copadis said Wednesday his department has received enough complaints about the practice that it is has teamed up with four other state agencies, including the attorney general’s office and the Department of Revenue, to look in to how big the problem really is.
NH, New Hampshire, state, enforcement, 1099, classification, reclassification, misclassification, contractors, employees, worker's compensation
State Enforcement
