According to the new "Legs & Reg Advisor," the IRS was set to begin an audit of 5,000 employers this month to look at misclassification of workers as independent contractors and other issues.

More information is available on this in the latest issue of the "Legs & Reg Advisor," a new monthly report produced by Staffing Industry Analysts and Littler Mendelson, the largest U.S.-based law firm exclusively devoted to representing management in employment and labor law issues.

For the "Legs & Reg Advisor," click here.