The State of Iowa recently announced that it intends to step up efforts to enforce independent contractor misclassification. It is anticipated these enforcement efforts could bring in millions to the state coffers.
For more information on this topic please see my recent post on IowaBiz and another post from August of 2007 warning about independent contractor misclassification.
See also this article on how to avoid misclassification of independent contractors.
It is more important than ever for businesses in Iowa to understand the differences between employees and independent contractors.