Minnesota will take a closer look at independent contractor misclassification. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced he is forming a new advisory task force on worker misclassification.

“I’ve created this task force to gather the best thinking about the problem and make practical, workable recommendations to the legislature, state agencies, other levels of government, industry, nonprofit organizations and advocates about how we can put an end to the problem,” Ellison said in a statement.

A request has gone out for those interested in serving on the task force.

Plans call for the task force to publish a report in the spring of 2024 but it will likely make initial policy recommendations in December.

“Misclassifying workers hurts not only those who are misclassified and their families, it hurts all Minnesotans, including businesses who do the right thing by their employees by playing by the rules and every Minnesota taxpayer who has to make up the slack for law-breaking employers,” Ellison said.