The IRS recently unveiled an opportunity for eligible employers to voluntarily reclassify workers as employees in exchange for partial tax relief from past federal employment taxes. Late this year, the U.S. Department of Labor agreed to work with the IRS, as well as several states, to share information and coordinate enforcement. Legislation in several states to increase fines for worker misclassification may also impact employers in 2012.

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