FED. PRISON FOR TAX PREPARER; ONE CHARGED, CO-CONSPIRATOR A FUGITIVE
US ATTY. INDICTS BUSINESS, 12 OTHERS IN $50-MILLION SCHEME IN S. FLORIDA
MASSACHUSETTS JOINS MISCLASSIFICATION CRACKDOWN (WorkCompCentral.com)
NEW HAMPSHIRE LAUNCHES FIVE-AGENCY TASK FORCE ON MISCLASSIFICATION (WorkCompCentral.com)
GEORGIA: Circle Industries Owners, Bookkeeper Sentenced for Federal Tax fraud
FLORIDA:   CONTRACTOR GETS 10-YEAR FEDERAL TERM FOR UNTAXED, UNREPORTED CASH PAYROLLS;
10-COUNT CONVICTION INCLUDES TAX FRAUD AND OBSTRUCTION
MICHIGAN:    Governor's Task Force Study Says Misclassification Costs Workers, State Millions (WorkCompCentral.com)
MISSOURI:  AG Announces H&H Drywall Bound Over for Trial on Tax Charges
NATIONAL:  92% of Employees Who Lack Workers Comp Also Lack Health Insurance (WorkCompCentral.com)
TENNESSEE:  Gov. Signs Law Removing Independent Contractor Exemption (WorkCompCentral.com)
NEW JERSEY: Give. Corzine sets "Commission on Construction Industry Independent Contractor Reform" to Align Enforcement, Agency Efforts
IRS FINES FEDEX $319M FOR MISCLASSIFYING 2002 DRIVERS; MULTI-YEAR FINES COULD BE $1 BILLION
Missouri: Developer's Sentence $980,000 Fines/Taxes, Ban From Work In Mo., 5-Yr. Probation
New Jersey: Gov. Corzine Signs Broad "Construction Industry Worker Misclassification Act"
Federal:   IRS and States to Share Employment Tax Exam Results
Federal:  Congressional Probe Eyes Worker Misclassification    (WorkCompCentral.com)
New York:  Governor's Executive Order to Prevent Employee Misclassification
California:  One Fifth of Payroll Unreported (WorkCompCentral.com)
New York:   Queens Construction Co. Shut Down by Payroll Abuse Findings
Arizona:  Growing Problem Keeping Labor Legal
New York:   Suffolk DA Arrests Contractor on Tax & Worker Comp Fraud
Florida: Man Charged With Conspiring to Abet Payroll Tax Evasion
California:  AG Brown Sues Labor Consultant for Workers Comp Evasion Scheme
Link New Jersey:  State Shares Employment Tax Audit Info With IRS
Link Colorado:  Some Firms Play Loose With the Law... but it's workers who get burned (Rocky Mtn. News)
Texas:  Labor Contractor Sentenced to Four Years
Link Colorado:  Bid Battles Unfair, Owner Claims; Contracts Lost to Firms Hiring Off-Books (Rocky Mtn. News)
Florida:  14-Year Prison Term in $8.5M Workers' Comp Fraud Case
New Mexico:  Governor Inks Law Redefining Independent Contractors
link Colorado:  Undocumented Workers Return After Raid (Rocky Mtn. News)
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