The US Department of Labor awarded $10 million in federal grants to 23 states to combat misclassification of workers as independent contractors as well as the nonreporting of wages. The money was part of a larger program of $39.3 million in federal grants for unemployment insurance programs in 45 states and territories.

States receiving grants to combat misclassification and the amount of the grant include:

• Alabama, $499,988
• California, $336,420
• Delaware, $379,415
• District of Columbia, $276,310
• Georgia, $500,000
• Idaho, $191,036
• Indiana, $499,530
• Iowa, $500,000
• Kansas, $500,000
• Kentucky, $500,000
• Louisiana, $500,000
• Massachusetts, $269,215
• Mississippi, $500,000
• Missouri, $429,030
• New Hampshire, $210,744
• New York, $500,000
• Oregon, $500,000
• Pennsylvania, $493,075
• Rhode Island, $500,000
• Utah, $499,982
• Virginia, $499,320
• Washington, $415,935
• Wisconsin, $500,000