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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The state is investigating contractors at a demolition site in Twin Rivers over alleged worker misclassification.

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State government is aggressively pursuing contractors and other employers who misclassify workers as independent contractors and trying to add teeth to the penalties those violators face.

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On Sept. 15, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it awarded more than $10 million in grants to 19 states to help improve efforts to detect employers who improperly classify employees as independent contractors.

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Ignorance is a company’s best defense when state auditors start asking questions about misclassified workers.

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