"The Fair Playing Field Act of 2010" was put forward by Sen. John Kerry, D-MA, and Rep. Jim McDermott, D-WA.

It aims to:
-End the moratorium on IRS guidance addressing worker classification.
-Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to issue prospective guidance clarifying the employment status of workers for federal employment tax purposes
-Requires those who use independent contractors to provide them with a written statement on their federal tax obligations, the labor and employment law protections that do not apply to them and their right to seek a determination from the IRS on their status.
-Raises penalties for misclassification

"The legislation is timely, as misclassification is an increasing problem, one that puts employers who properly classify their workers at a disadvantage in the marketplace and costs the government billions of dollars in unpaid taxes," VP Joe Biden said in a statement.

Another piece of legislation, the "Employee Misclassification Prevention Act," was introduced in June.