Stop Worker Misclassification
- Final Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA43 | Federal Register Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act USDOL Wage & Hour Division (Jan. 2024)
- Up to 2.1 Million U.S. Construction Workers Are Illegally Misclassified or Paid Off the Books Laura Valle-Gutierrez, Russ Ormiston, Ph.D., Dale L. Belman, Ph.D. and Jody Calemine (The Century Foundation) (Nov. 2023)
- Worker Misclassification and Wage Theft in Rhode Island Tom Juravich, Ph.D., Russell Ormiston, Ph.D. (UMass Amherst Labor Center, ICERES) (Feb. 2022)
- The Social and Economic Costs of Illegal Misclassification, Wage Theft and Tax Fraud in Residential Construction in Massachusetts Tom Juravich, Ph.D., Russell Ormiston, Ph.D., Dale Belman, Ph.D. (ICERES) (June 2021)
- Cracking Down on Worker Misclassification (webinar video) – Full Report Economic Policy Institute
- Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors USDOL Wage and Hour Division
- 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) (Dec. 2006)
- The Social and Economic Costs of Employee Misclassification in the Maine Construction Industry Françoise Carré, Ph.D. and Randall Wilson, Ph.D., Center for Social Policy, McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies – University of Massachusetts Boston (2005)
- The Social and Economic Costs of Employee Misclassification in Construction Elaine Bernard, Ph.D. Robert Herrick, Sc.D., Francoise Carre, Ph.D.; Randall Wilson, Ph.D., (University of Massachusetts, Boston; Construction Policy Research Center Labor and Work life Program, Harvard Law School and Harvard School of Public Health) (2004).
- Stopping Misclassification and Low-Road Outsourcing NELP
- NELP Summary of Independent Contractor Reforms: New State and Federal Activity Catherine Ruckelshaus & Sarah Leberstein (November 2011)
- Independent Contractor Misclassification Imposes Huge Costs on Workers and Federal and State Treasuries Sarah Leberstein (October 2011)
- Misclassification Overview by the National Employment Law Project (NELP) Sarah Leberstein (June 2010)
- Independent Contractor Misclassification Imposes Huge Costs on Workers and Federal and State Treasuries (June 2010)
- Statement of Seth D. Harris Deputy Secretary U.S. DOL before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (June 17, 2010)
- New State of Maine Misclassification Brochures (April 15, 2010)
- The Cost of Worker Misclassification in New York State (2007)
- 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) - 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 (April 2007) - Building Up New York, Tearing Down Job Quality
Taxpayer Impact of Worsening Employment Practices in New York City’s Construction Industry (Dec. 2007) - Misclassification of wages: A problem that hurts everyone (Nov. 2007)
- 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 - Utah Worker Classification Coordinated Enforcement Law (Signed 3/11/11)
- Nebraska Contractor Employee Classification Act (April 2010)
- Delaware Workplace Fraud Act (Signed 7/31/09)
- Colorado Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors (signed 6/02/09)
- Maryland Workplace Fraud Act of 2009 (Signed 1/1/2009)
- Illinois Employee Classification Act of 2007 (Signed 8/6/2007)
- NJ Construction Industry Independent Contractor Act (July 2007)
- NY Governor Executive Order