Within his first few months of taking office, Wisconsin Governor
Tony Evers has signaled a strong and clear focus on employers that
have misclassified workers as independent contractors. On April 15,
2019, Governor Evers issued Executive Order 20 (EO), creating a joint task
force of leaders from key state agencies, including the state's
Attorney General's office, the Department of Revenue (DOR), and
the Department of Workforce Development (DWD), with representation
from the Unemployment Insurance, Equal Rights and Workers'
Compensation divisions.
The Task Force will "facilitate coordination of
investigation and enforcement of worker misclassification"
matters by DWD, DOR and other state agencies. The EO indicates that
these efforts will include the sharing of information between Task
Force agencies, developing recommendations for the pooling of
investigative and enforcement resources and facilitating
cooperation and participation from local district attorneys
