Study: Off-the-books workers costing state

PROVIDENCE – Employee misclassification – including workers getting paid under the table – cost the state at least $12 million in revenue last year, a joint legislative commission said in a report last week.
The report suggested that amount could be as high as $50 million in lost revenue, which includes uncollected income taxes, unemployment insurance, temporary disability insurance and worker’s compensation premiums.
The commission made several recommendations, including developing a unified statutory definition of the terms “employee” and “independent contractor,” and modifying filing procedures for independent contractor status.
The commission was co-chaired by Sen. Christopher B. Maselli, D-Johnston, and Rep. Arthur J. Corvese, D-North Providence. &#8226