This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses that on May 7, 2015, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the US Department of Labor (DOL) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (RI-DLT). In this MOU, the agencies agreed to share information and coordinate law enforcement efforts on independent contractor misclassification. Rhode Island is the 21st state to join the "Misclassification Initiative" launched by the federal government to prevent employers from misclassifying employees as independent contractors.