Archer, Byington, Glennon & Levine LLP

The New York State Joint Employment Taskforce on Employee Misclassification has issued its annual report.  The Taskforce -- created in September 2007 by then Governor Spitzer pursuant to executive Order 17 -- is tasked with investigating and enforcing misclassifaction matters in employment.    

A copy of the report may be viewed here:  NYS DOL Misclass Report 2-1-09

The report highlights the Taskforce's efforts to stem misclassifciation by employers throughout the state, inlcuding:

46 sweeps of work sites throughout the state;

291 investigations based on the sweeps;

the reciept of over 2000 tips to the Taskforce; and

referral of numerous cases to the NYS Attorney General's office and District Attorney's offices.