From JDSupra, Bruce Douglas and Paola Maldonado discuss bills that might impact employers if enacted, including bills that would affect companies that engage with independent contractors. Bruce and Paolo write:
Independent Contractors
The legislature has taken up several bills related to independent contractors. Below is a summary of the key bills currently under consideration:
- HF 1316 / SF 2306 would require employers to report newly hired independent contractors to the commissioner of children, youth, and families for child support purposes.
- SF 2153 would expand “prohibited practices” to include “if an employer has a formal job classification and compensation plan, place an employee in a job classification or job category or provide a job title that misrepresents the employee’s experience or actual job duties and responsibilities.”
- HF 2145 / SF 2361 woulddouble the potential penalty for employers that intentionally misrepresent an employee as an independent contractor in the unemployment insurance or paid family and medical leave programs.
Read the full story at Minnesota Employment Legislative Update 2025, Part I: Breaking the Tie to Make the Law | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. – JDSupra