Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday signed an executive order to establish an interagency task force on worker misclassification and payroll fraud.
Secretary of Commerce and Trade Brian Ball will chair the task force.
Some of the group’s goals are to review statutes and regulations related to worker misclassification, and evaluate enforcement practices of the agencies involved. It will develop procedures for more effective inter-agency cooperation and joint enforcement, and create educational materials and an outreach strategy for employers.
The group will develop a work plan by Nov. 1 a...
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