DOL and IRS team up to fight crooked employers
Heads up: The Department of Labor (DOL) just took some major steps that should make it easier to root out organizations that misclassify workers to avoid providing certain employment protections – like overtime.
DOL Secretary Hilda L. Solis hosted a ceremony where the IRS and 11 state agency leaders – representing seven states – signed memorandums of understanding with the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division and, in some cases, its Employee Benefits Security Administration and other agencies.
The memorandums of understanding will enable the DOL to share info and coordinate enforcement efforts with the IRS and participating states (CT, MD, MA, MN, MO, UT and WA). The information sharing between agencies and states is meant to make it easier for the DOL to prevent employee misclassification and make sure workers receive all of the protections they’re entitled to under federal and state law.
Info: http://1.usa.gov/irs406
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