Worker Classification Resource Center

Locate your state below to find out the laws and regulations about employee classification. We have listed information for all 50 states in the U.S., plus Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

• Department of Labor
  • www.labor.alabama.gov
  • www.labor.alabama.gov/uc/employer.aspx#q30

• Division of Finance
  • www.doa.alaska.gov/dof/acct/tax.html
• Division of Workers’ Compensation
  • www.labor.state.ak.us/wc/home.htm

• Commerce Authority
  • www.azcommerce.com/media/125162/AZEE2013chptr6.pdf
• Industrial Commission of Arizona
  • www.ica.state.az.us/Claims/Claims_main.aspx/ 

• Department of Workforce Services
  • www.arkansas.gov/esd/Employers/ComparativeClassification.htm
  • www.arkansas.gov/esd/Employers/WorkerMisclassification.htm
• Worker’s Compensation Commission
  • www.awcc.state.ar.us/

• Department of Industrial Relations
  • www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/dwc_home_page.htm
  • www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_independentcontractor.htm

• Department of Labor and Employment
  • www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdle/dwc
  • www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdle/ensure-proper-worker-classification

• Workers’ Compensation Commission
  • www.wcc.state.ct.us/
• Department of Labor
  • www.ctdol.state.ct.us/uitax/abctest.doc

• Division of Industrial Affairs
  • dia.delawareworks.com/workers-comp/
• Division of Unemployment Insurances
  • ui.delawareworks.com/employer-faqs.php

• Department of Employment Services
  • does.dc.gov/page/workers-compensation-does

• Division of Workers’ Compensation
  • www.myfloridacfo.com/division/wc
• Department of Revenue
  • dor.myflorida.com/dor/taxes/rt_employee.html

• State Board of Workers’ Compensation
  • www.sbwc.georgia.gov
• Georgia Department of Labor
  • dol.georgia.gov

• Department of Labor
  • www.dol.guam.gov

• Disability Compensation Division
  • www.labor.hawaii.gov/dcd

• Industrial Commission
  • www.iic.idaho.gov
  • www.iic.idaho.gov/publications/ec_ic_vs_employee.pdf

• Workers’ Compensation Commission
  • www.iwcc.il.gov
• Department of Employment Security
  • www.ides.illinois.gov/Pages/Employee_Misclassification_Hurts_Businesses_and_Employees.aspx

• Workers’ Compensation Board
  • www.in.gov/wcb

• Division of Workers’ Compensation
  • www.iowaworkcomp.gov
• Iowa Workforce Development
  • www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/misclassification-workers-iowa

• Department of Labor
  • www.dol.ks.gov/workcomp/default.aspx
• Department of Revenue
  • www.kdor.org/misclass/mcfaq.htm

• Department of Workers’ Claims
  • www.labor.ky.gov/workersclaims/Pages/Department-of-Workers'-Claims.aspx

• Workforce Commission
  • www.laworks.net/WorkersComp/OWC_MainMenu.asp
  • www.laworks.net/UnemploymentInsurance/MisclassWorker.asp
  • http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/Posters/Ind_Contractor_or_Emp_color.pdf

• Workers’ Compensation Board
  • www.maine.gov/wcb/
• Bureau of Labor Standards
  • www.maine.gov/labor/misclass/

• Workers’ Compensation Commission
  • www.wcc.state.md.us/
• Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation
  • www.dllr.state.md.us/workplace/

• Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
  • www.mass.gov/lwd/workers-compensation/
• Attorney General’s Office
  • http://www.mass.gov/ago/doing-business-in-massachusetts/workplace-rights/public-construction/

• Workers’ Compensation Agency
  • www.michigan.gov/wca
• Unemployment Insurance Agency
  • www.michigan.gov/documents/uia/155_-_Independent_Contractor_20-Factor_IRS_Test_Revised_01-08-13_408013_7.pdf
  • www.michigan.gov/documents/uia/Independent_Contractors_2012_383603_7.pdf?20160528190707

• Department of Labor and Industry
  • www.doli.state.mn.us/workcomp.asp
• Department of Revenue
  • www.revenue.state.mn.us/businesses/withholding/factsheets/factsheet08.pdf

• Workers’ Compensation Commission
  • www.mwcc.state.ms.us/#/home
• Department of Employment Security
  • mdes.ms.gov/employers/unemployment-tax/reporting-and-filing/worker-classification/

• Workers’ Compensation Division
  • www.labor.mo.gov/dwc
• Department of Labor & Industrial Relations
  • labor.mo.gov/offthebooks

• State Fund
  • www.montanastatefund.com/web/
• Independent Contractor Central Unit
  • erd.dli.mt.gov/work-comp-regulations/montana-contractor/independent-contractor

• Workers’ Compensation Court
  • www.wcc.ne.gov/
• Department of Labor
  • dol.nebraska.gov/LaborStandards

• Department of Industrial Relations
  • http://dir.nv.gov/
• Department of Business & Industry
  • business.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/businessnvgov/content/News_Media/The%20Advocate_Summer_2014_single.pdf

• Workers’ Compensation Division
  • www.nh.gov/labor/workers-comp/
• Task Force on the Misclassification of NH Workers
  • www.nh.gov/nhworkers/

• Department of Labor and Workforce Development
  • http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/
  • lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/ea/empinfo/EmployeeIndependentContractor.html

• Workers’ Compensation Administration
  • www.workerscomp.state.nm.us/
• Taxation & Revenue Department
  • www.tax.newmexico.gov/Individuals/independent-contractors-vs-employees.aspx

• Workers’ Compensation Board
  • www.wcb.ny.gov
• Department of Labor
  • www.labor.ny.gov/ui/employerinfo/employer-misclassification-of-workers.shtm
  • www.labor.ny.gov/ui/dande/ic.shtm

• Industrial Commission
  • www.ic.nc.gov
  • www.ic.nc.gov/EmployeeClassificationSection.html
• Department of Labor
  • www.nclabor.com/index.htm

• Workforce Safety & Insurance
  • www.workforcesafety.com
• Department of Labor & Human Rights
  • www.nd.gov/labor/contractor

• Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
  • www.bwc.ohio.gov/Default.aspx

• Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims
  • www.owcc.state.ok.us

• Workers’ Compensation Commission
  • wcd.oregon.gov
• Independent Contractors
  • www.oregon.gov/IC/pages/index.aspx

• Workers’ Compensation Services
  • www.dli.pa.gov/Businesses/Compensation/

• Comisión Industrial de Puerto Rico
  • www.cipr.gobierno.pr

• Division of Workers’ Compensation
  • www.dlt.ri.gov/wc
• Task Force on the Underground Economy and Employee Misclassification
  • www.misclassification.ri.gov

• Workers’ Compensation Commission
  • www.wcc.sc.gov/Pages/default.aspx

• Workers’ Compensation Program
  • dlr.sd.gov/workerscomp/default.aspx
• Department of Labor and Regulation
  • dlr.sd.gov/ui/publications/independent_vs_employee_fact_sheet.pdf

• Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
  • www.tn.gov/workforce/section/injuries-at-work
• Department of Labor and Workforce Development
  • www.tn.gov/workforce/article/emeef

• Division of Workers’ Compensation
  • www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/indexwc.html
• Workforce Commission
  • www.twc.state.tx.us/businesses/classifying-employees-independent-contractors

• Industrial Accidents Division
  • laborcommission.utah.gov/divisions/IndustrialAccidents/index.html

• Department of Labor
  • labor.vermont.gov/workers-compensation/

• Workers’ Compensation Commission
  • www.vwc.state.va.us
• Department of Labor & Industry
  • www.doli.virginia.gov/vosh_enforcement/employee_misclassification.html

• Department of Labor
  • www.vidol.gov/workers_compensation.php

• Department of Labor & Industries
  • www.lni.wa.gov
  • www.lni.wa.gov/TradesLicensing/Contractors/HireCon/IndContractor/

• Offices of the Insurance Commissioner
  • www.wvinsurance.gov/workerscompensation.aspx

• Division of Workers’ Compensation
  • https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/wc/
• Department of Workforce Development
  • dwd.wisconsin.gov/worker_classification/

• Department of Workforce Services
  • www.wyomingworkforce.org/businesses/workerscomp/