Combating Independent Contractor Misclassification in the States: Models for Legislative Reform

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Workers whom employers misclassify as independent contractors may be deprived of benefits and protection under minimum-wage, workers' compensation, and other labor laws. Abuses are particularly rampant in the construction and day labor sectors. In recent years states adopted a range of approaches, including writing into law a presumption of employee status, to address independent contractor misclassification. Similar bills are pending in other states.

By National Employment Law Project From January - February 2006