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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The independent body that reviews jobless benefits decisions has asked lawmakers to delete two provisions from a proposal that that makes several changes to the state’s unemployment law, including ratcheting up penalties on employers for worker misclassification.

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The top official at a prominent construction group is calling on the state to add to the penalties that can now be imposed on employers who knowingly misclassify direct employees as independent contractors.

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Wisconsin is one of several states that has received at least $1 million to fight unemployment fraud and worker misclassification.

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The state has put four new investigators on the worker-misclassification beat – including one who had pursued military criminals in Iraq – and one of their first assignments is to clean up the construction industry.

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Federal investigators have received a formal invitation to come into Wisconsin and investigate alleged instances of worker misclassification.

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