Worker Misclassification Is Fairly Widespread
Sep 21st, 2009 | By Dawn Rivers Baker | Category: RegulationsMisclassification of workers as independent contractors is a pretty widespread problem, according to a report released earlier this month by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The precise extent of misclassification is unknown but, for example, in 1984, the Internal Revenue Service estimated that 3.4 million workers were misclassified by employers resulting in a revenue loss [...]
