The Not So Independent Contractor: Understanding and Resolving Worker Misclassification Conflicts
Since 2000, the DOL and Treasury have steadily increased audit activity related to identification and penalization for misclassification of workers. Federal and state agencies are primed with a new regulatory mandate related to worker misclassification. Identifying and correcting classification errors in a timely manner protects you from audit activities and preserves company liquidity. This session will help you understand:
- Regulatory and organizational rationales for appropriate worker classification and how misclassification impacts implementation of PPACA mandates.
- Specific techniques for voluntary corrections prior to an agency audit, handling a federal or state level audit, and for managing parallel audits and subsequently-initiated state level audits.
Jason Nathaniel Sheffield
Jason Sheffield is BRPs National Director of Compliance for the Baldwin Regulatory Compliance Collaborative. He oversees the ongoing evolution of our firm's national compliance operations. Jason develops, designs and implements educational programming and compliance assuredness services by creating timely and relevant solutions designed for the benefit of our clients and colleagues, our industry partners, and the general benefits community. Jason has practiced employee benefits law and consulting for nearly two decades, representing individual, corporate, and tribal interests at the local, state, and federal levels. He has advised clients and provided representative services before administrative agencies such as the DOL, the IRS, CMS, OCR, several state-level treasury authorities, and others. He has experience with both qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, executive compensation matters, and extensive experience respecting health and welfare plan matters. Jason received his undergraduate degree from Georgia State University (magna cum laude) and his Juris Doctor from Western New England College School of Law. He is admitted to the State Bar of Georgia.