Colorado Partners with DOL to Reduce Employee Misclassifications as Independent Contractors | Practical Law

Colorado Partners with DOL to Reduce Employee Misclassifications as Independent Contractors | Practical Law

Colorado became the 11th state to sign a memorandum of understanding with the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division to reduce the improper classification of employees as independent contractors.

Colorado Partners with DOL to Reduce Employee Misclassifications as Independent Contractors

by PLC Labor & Employment
Published on 05 Dec 2011 • Colorado
Colorado became the 11th state to sign a memorandum of understanding with the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division to reduce the improper classification of employees as independent contractors.
On December 5, 2011, the DOL's Wage and Hour Division announced that its deputy administrator and the director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment signed a memorandum of understanding on the improper classification of employees as independent contractors. The DOL and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment will partner to reduce employee misclassification to protect employees' rights to benefits and protections such as family and medical leave, overtime pay and minimum wage pay.
Colorado is the 11th state to partner with the DOL, following Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Utah and Washington.
For more information on classifying workers as independent contractors, see Practice Note, Independent Contractor Classification.