State IC Laws and Selected Bills
Laws Enacted
- CA: Independent Contractor Willful Misclassification Law (S.B.459) (enacted 10/9/11)
- CO: Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors Law for Purposes of the Colorado Employment Security Act (H.B. 09-1310) (enacted 6/09)
- CT: Act Concerning Employee Misclassification (S.B. 454) (eff. 7/1/08)
- CT: Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Joint Enforcement Commission on Employee Misclassification (H.B. 5204) (enacted May 5, 2010)
- DE: Workplace Fraud Act (Title 19, Section 3501 et seq.) (enacted 7/31/09)
- FL: Act Defining the Term “Independent Contractor” (H.B. 311) (enacted 5/4/11)
- IL: Employee Classification Act (820 ILCS 185) (eff.1/1/08)
- IN: Independent Contractor Information Sharing Law (S.B. 0478) (eff. 7/1/09)
- KS: Misclassification of Employees to Avoid Tax Withholding, Contributions and Reporting Requirements (H.B. 2135) (enacted May 12, 2011)
- MA: Independent Contractor Misclassification Law (enacted 1990, as amended 1992, 1993, 1998, 2004)
- MD: Workplace Fraud Act of 2009 (S.B. 909) (enacted May 7, 2009)
- ME: Act to Ensure that Construction Workers are Protected by Workers’ Compensation (LD 1456, HP1008) (eff. 1/1/10)
- ME: Independent Contractor Status of Truckers and Couriers (LD 1099, SP 332) (eff. 5/31/11)
- ME: Uniform Definition of Independent Contractor for Unemployment Purposes (LD1420, HP437) (eff. 6/10/11)
- MN: Independent Contractor Law (MN Stat. 181.723) (eff. 7/1/08)
- NE: Employee Classification Act (for Construction and Delivery Services) (LB 563) (eff. 7/15/10)
- NH: Act Relative to the Definition of Employee (S.B. 92) (eff. 1/1/08)
- NJ: Construction Industry Independent Contractor Act (N.J.S.A. 34:20-1 et seq.) (enacted 7/13/07)
- NY: Construction Industry Fair Play Act (S 5847C) (A 8237A) (enacted 8/27/10)
- PA: Construction Workplace Misclassification Act (H 400) (enacted 10/13/10; eff. 2/10/11)
- UT: Independent Contractor Database Act (S.B. 189) (2008)
- UT: Amendments to Workers Compensation Laws Regarding Independent Contractor Misclassification (S.B. 159) (2008)
- UT: Worker Classification Coordinated Enforcement (S.B. 11) (enacted 3/7/11)
- UT: Construction Licensees Related Amendments (S.B. 35) (enacted 3/30/11)
- VT: Act Related to Misclassification of Employees to Lower Premiums for Workers’ Compensation and Unemployment Compensation ( H. 647) (eff. 7/1/10)
- WA: Determination of Independent Contractor Status Law (H.B. 1701) (eff. 6/12/08)
- WI: Worker Classification Compliance Law (S.B. 672) (eff. 1/1/11)
Selected Bills (as of 11/1/11)
- AR: Interagency Agreements to Address Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors (HB 1839) (withdrawn)
- CT: Act Clarifying the Definition of Independent Contractor (SB 678)
- DC: Construction Services Industry Workplace Fraud Act of 2011 (B19-0169)
- IN: Criminal Penalties for False Statements of Independent Contractor Status (S.B. 164)
- IA: Willful Misclassification and Failure to Pay Unemployment Contributions (H.F. 551)
- LA: Construction Industry Workplace Fraud Prevention Act (H.B. 535)
- MI: Act to Amend Disability Compensation Act with respect to Misclassification of Employees in the Commercial Carrier and Construction Industries (H.B. 5962)
- MN: Act Relating to Providing Standard Definition of Independent Contractor for Truck Driver-Operators (H.F. No. 1794)
- NC: Employee Fair Classification Act (H.B. 790)
- NV: Act Creating a Private Right of Action for an Employee Who Has Been Improperly Classified as an Independent Contractor (H.B. 148) (4/16/11 – no further action allowed)
- NY: Independent Contractor Amendments to Labor Law (A1073)
- OH: Uniform Definition of Employee Act (S.B. No. 107)
- RI: Public Works Law – Private Right of Action for Misclassification (2010 – S. 2375) (reportedly failed in R.I. Senate Committee on Labor on June 24, 2010)
- TX: Workplace Fraud Prevention Act (H.B. 2989)
- VA: Worker Misclassification Act (S.B. 34)
- VT: Act Related to Independent Contractors (H.B. 425) (common definition for workers compensation and unemployment compensation insurance)
- WA: Concerning the Misclassification of Workers as Independent Contractors in the Construction Industry (H.B. 1701 & S.B. 599)
Bills Vetoed By Governors
- CA: California’s Independent Contractor Advisor Law (SB 1583)
- NV: Nevada’s Administrative Penalty for Misclassification Act (SB 207)
