Senate Bill 207 Summary

• Establishes that an employee who knowingly or intentionally files a false statement of independent contractor status to the department of state revenue commits a Class D felony.

• Prohibits employers or employees from classifying an employee as an independent contractor for the sole or primary purpose of avoiding worker's compensation law, with violations treated as a Class A infraction.

• Makes it a Class C misdemeanor for a person to make a false representation that an employee is an independent contractor for the purpose of avoiding unemployment compensation law.

• Requires independent contractors to file statements with the department including name, address, federal identification number, and information about persons they contract with, along with a $5 filing fee.

• Becomes effective July 1, 2010, and applies only to crimes committed after that date.