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Found this very interesting but how can we bring attention to our industry? - Hiya07

Posted: Dec 22, 2013

I've included a link about a bill that proposes stricter definition/penalties for misclassifying employees/ICs. We all know this is rampant in this industry; who would you contact about this?

http://www.pepperlaw.com/publications_update.aspx?ArticleKey=2792

I thought this part particularly interesting - Hiya07

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The new bill also would also:

Ã¢ï¿½Â¢pierce the so-called Ã¢ï¿½ï¿½corporate veilÃ¢ï¿½ï¿½ by including in the definition of Ã¢ï¿½ï¿½non-employeesÃ¢ï¿½ï¿½ those who provide services through a corporation or LLC, if they are required to create or maintain such entities as a Ã¢ï¿½ï¿½condition for the provision of such labor or servicesÃ¢ï¿½ï¿½
Ã¢ï¿½Â¢impose triple damages for willful violations of the minimum wage or overtime laws where the employer has misclassified the worker
Ã¢ï¿½Â¢direct the Secretary of Labor to establish a misclassification Web site
Ã¢ï¿½Â¢authorizes the Secretary of Labor to impose additional penalties upon employers that misclassify employees for unemployment compensation purposes
Ã¢ï¿½Â¢authorize the DOL to report misclassification information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and
Ã¢ï¿½Â¢direct the DOL to conduct Ã¢ï¿½ï¿½targeted auditsÃ¢ï¿½ï¿½ of certain industries Ã¢ï¿½ï¿½with frequent incidence of misclassifying employees as non-employees.Ã¢ï¿½ï¿½

Sorry about previous post, maybe this is better - Hiya07

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Sorry, I can't edit my posts because I forget to write down password!

Anyway, I tried to clean it up a little. This is from the link I posted above.

The new bill also would also:

pierce the so-called â��corporate veilâ�� by including in the definition of â��non-employeesâ�� those who provide services through a corporation or LLC, if they are required to create or maintain such entities as a â��condition for the provision of such labor or servicesâ��

impose triple damages for willful violations of the minimum wage or overtime laws where the employer has misclassified the worker

direct the Secretary of Labor to establish a misclassification Web site
authorizes the Secretary of Labor to impose additional penalties upon employers that misclassify employees for unemployment compensation purposes

authorize the DOL to report misclassification information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and direct the DOL to conduct â��targeted auditsâ�� of certain industries â��with frequent incidence of misclassifying employees as non-employees.â��

Password advice - sm

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Choose a simple password and use it every time you post. That way, you won't have to write it down.

It isn't like you are passwording your bank account.

Names are listed at the top - sm

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I wouldn't contact the authors, since they are advertising for their software that appears to be for companies which use ICs.

The names of the bill's sponsors are listed at the top of the article. You could contact them.

You should also find out when the legislation is coming up for a vote, then write your state's legislators to ask them to support it.

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