Preventing Misclassifications

It is important to note that twenty six states have decided to take an initiative along with the Department to Labor in the past few years to prevent misclassifications. They share “specific and mutual goals of providing clear, accurate, and easy-to-access outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders, and of sharing resources and enhancing enforcement by conducting joint investigations and sharing information consistent with applicable law” . Many states’ agencies are signing three year agreements pledging to protect workers from misclassification. During this year, the following have signed such agreements with the DOL: Vermont Department of Labor (September 3, 2015), Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (August
13, 2015), Idaho Department of Labor (August 6, 2015), Kentucky Labor Cabinet (July 15, 2015), Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (January 20, 2015) and lastly, Florida Department of Revenue (January 13, 2015).