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Committee re‑refers bill to workforce panel to require new‑hire reporting for gig and independent contractors
Summary
House File 13 16 would require employers to report earnings of independent contractors and gig workers to new‑hire reporting so child‑support agencies can establish accurate support orders; committee re‑referred the bill to the workforce committee.
Representative Curran presented House File 13 16, which would expand new‑hire reporting to include independent contractors, gig workers and other non‑W‑2 workforce categories for purposes of child‑support enforcement. Cher Schulphammer, Ramsey County Child Support Director, said the change would help agencies locate earnings and employers to set accurate support orders and income withholding.
Supporters said the growth of gig economy work means some earners do not appear in existing new‑hire reports, creating missed child‑support collections. No opposition testimony was recorded in committee. Representative Curran renewed her motion to re‑refer the bill to the Workforce, Labor and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee; the motion carried by voice vote.
