Thursday, January 22, 2015

US Labor Department and Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development sign agreement to reduce misclassification of employees


Participants: Wage and Hour Division, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Description: Officials from the U.S. Department of Labor and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development signed amemorandum of understanding with the goal of protecting the rights of employees by preventing their misclassification as independent contractors or other nonemployee statuses. Under the agreement both agencies will share information and coordinate law enforcement.

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