Maryland’s Joint Enforcement Task Force on Workplace Fraud (JETF) has released a new annual report, revealing the magnitude of worker misclassification in Maryland. Misclassified workers lose out on critical workplace protections, including access to unemployment benefits, workers’ compensation, health insurance coverage, minimum wage, and overtime pay, and workplace fraud also causes significant harm to employers and the state.
Collectively, in 2024, Task Force agencies discovered over 5,500 misclassified workers through their enforcement actions.
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