WASHINGTON – The U.S. Labor Department is signing agreements to share information with nine states and the Internal Revenue Service as it gets more aggressive in its program to crack down on businesses that cheat workers out of their wages.
The information will help Labor officials target businesses that improperly label workers as independent contractors or as non-employees to deprive them of minimum wage and overtime pay. Misclassifying workers also lets companies avoid paying Workers’ Compensation, unemployment insurance and federal taxes.
