Employers Preparing for Misclassification Overhaul

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau Chief Insurers and employers are gearing up for a major overhaul of Maine's misclassification law that contains a new 12-point definition of independent contractors and goes beyond the construction industry to include most businesses.Workers' compensation carriers are alerting employers that, effective Dec. 31, every worker receiving an Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 must be on the employer's workers' compensation policy or have been predetermined to be an independent contractor by the Maine Workers' Compensation Board.Paul Sighi...