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State agencies report early progress on enforcement partnership to address worker misclassification
Summary
At a committee hearing, the Intergovernmental Misclassification Enforcement and Education Partnership described its first six months of work, including data‑sharing efforts, cross‑training, targeted outreach and a DLI budget request for additional enforcement staff.
The Workforce, Labor and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee heard a progress report on a multiagency partnership formed to detect and address worker misclassification in Minnesota.
Nicole Blissenbach, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, told the committee the Intergovernmental Misclassification Enforcement and Education Partnership — formed in the prior legislative session — has met repeatedly since it began work July 1, 2024, and set up four work groups focused on enforcement, education and outreach, data sharing, and reporting and analytics.
The partnership, Blissenbach said, brings together the Department of Commerce, Department of Revenue, Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and the Attorney General's Office to coordinate investigations, share data, pursue joint investigations and provide unified outreach for employers and workers.
Committee members were shown national and regional studies cited by the partnership to illustrate the scale of the problem. Blissenbach summarized findings presented to the panel: published estimates indicate…
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