Oklahoma House Passes Measure to Prevent Worker Misclassification

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A measure that would rein in the practice of misclassification of employees in order to avoid payroll taxes cleared the Oklahoma House of Representatives late last week despite several attempts to amend it.

Written by state Sen. Andrew Rice, an Oklahoma City Democrat, and state Rep. Cory Williams, a Democrat from Stillwater, Senate Bill 1384 requires the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court and the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to share information and coordinate efforts to detect employers who intentionally misclassify individuals as independent contractors rather than employees.

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Oklahoma House Passes Measure to Prevent Worker Misclassification

The measure passed the House by an 80-16 vote, despite two attempts to amend it; both amendments were turned back and the bill now returns to the Oklahoma Senate for consi...

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