Nearly 20% of jobs in the United States are now some form of non-traditional worker-company relationship, like independent contractor. Independent contractor work is appealing for both the worker and the company. The contractor has the benefit of setting prices, work hours, type of work and completion schedule. It also has the freedom and flexibility to staff to meet their needs and reduce training time and costs.

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State officials on Monday said they are searching for new ways to prevent the abuse of worker misclassification, a persistent source of concern that contractors blame for keeping bids artificially low and giving rise to an underground economy.

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Gov. Tony Evers is convening a task force to recommend ways to combat the abuse of work misclassification.

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A construction lobbying group is pushing for changes to state law that would give Wisconsin companies a bidding advantage on state projects and require companies that misclassify workers to tack the cost of taxpayer-funded health insurance and other benefits onto public bids.

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The state Department of Workforce Development's work to crack down on employee misclassification has netted the state nearly $2 million so far and given rise to nearly 2,000 investigations.

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State officials’ efforts to crack down on companies that misclassify direct employees as independent contractors has generated more than $1 million for the state’s unemployment-benefits system over the past few years.

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After two recent tax cuts, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is predicting the state's unemployment-benefits fund is on track to hit another statutory switch that will once again result in lower taxes for employers.

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Construction companies that purposely misclassify direct employees as independent contractors will face new civil penalties and possibly even criminal charges, under a law enacted this week.

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The state Assembly is poised to vote on a bill that would ratchet up the penalties for worker misclassification in the construction industry.

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A bill before lawmakers would ratchet up penalties for those who deliberately misclassify workers in the construction industry.

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