Roundtable: How Independent Are Your Independent Contractors?

Within the past the year, both the United States Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service have announced their intent to “crack down on employers who misclassify employees as independent contractors.” Since the Fall of 2009, the IRS has confirmed that it will audit 6000 companies on a national basis, scrutinizing any alleged independent contractor agreements. Likewise, the Department of Labor in its proposed 2011 budget, announced a new emphasis on investigating employee misclassification with a particular focus on transportation, construction and healthcare industries.

It is imperative that you become familiar with our laws and learn how we make determinations. To that end current state and federal employment laws and their application in the workplace will be explored.


Did you know that:

Independent contractor misclassification is now more likely than ever before to result in heavy fines and penalties?

Worker misclassification invites trouble with the IRS, Department of Labor, and state and local governments?

All companies are vulnerable, but construction and government contracting businesses are being targeted in particular?