Governments target contract workers; eye millions lost in payroll taxes, health benefits

The Washington Post: Working: U.S. And Local Governments Crack Down On Employers Who Pay Workers As Contractors
The federal government as well as states, including Maryland, are cracking down on employers who treat what should be workers as contractors. Governments are losing millions of dollars in payroll tax and other revenue and workers are losing benefits, including Social Security, health care and unemployment insurance (Elmer, 10/9).