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New Hampshire Partners with DOL to Prevent Employee Misclassification
Practical Law Legal Update 7-588-5845 (Approx. 3 pages)
New Hampshire Partners with DOL to Prevent Employee Misclassification
by Practical Law Labor & Employment
| Published on 17 Nov 2014 • New Hampshire |
New Hampshire became the 17th state to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) to prevent the misclassification of employees as independent contractors.
On November 12, 2014, the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division announced that the New Hampshire Department of Labor (NHDOL) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the DOL to prevent, detect and remedy the misclassification of workers as something other than employees, including independent contractors or other nonemployee statuses. The NHDOL and DOL will partner to:
- Protect employee rights by sharing information and coordinating law enforcement.
- Provide a level playing field for employers who correctly classify their employees.
Under the DOL’s Misclassification Initiative, New Hampshire is the 17th state to enter into a MOU with the DOL, following Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, Utah and Washington.
For more information on classifying workers as independent contractors, see Practical Note, Independent Contractor Classification.