Monday, February 25th, 2008...3:00 pm
Obama and Employment Law
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Sen. Obama introduced S. 2044, the Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007, in September of 2007. Co-sponsors are Boxer, Clinton, Durbin, Kennedy, Mikulski, and Murray.
S. 2044 would
* eliminate the statutory ban on IRS issuing regulations or revenue rulings on employee/independent contractor status;
* eliminate the employer defense of reliance on industry practice;
* set up a procedure within the Treasury Department for “any individual who performs services for a taxpayer” to petition to determine employee/independent contractor status; and
* prohibit retaliation against petitioning individuals.
The bill is in Senate Finance.
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