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On the recordJune 16, 2010
By misclassifying workers as independent contractors, companies avoid withholding income taxes and paying Social Security and Medicare taxes.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Discussing the negative impact of worker misclassification on taxes.

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