Maryland Joint Enforcement Task Force on Workplace Fraud

We will never tolerate the exploitation of Maryland workers. This order will help ensure that employees receive the pay and benefits they've earned while driving fair competition in the private sector. Today, we take an important step toward a more equitable, competitive, and prosperous economy that lifts all Marylanders.
Gov. Wes Moore, on signing the Executive Order re-establishing an expanded Joint Enforcement Task Force to combat Workplace Fraud (January 11, 2024)

Workplace fraud, also known as misclassification, occurs when businesses classify workers who should be “employees” as “independent contractors,” or pay them outside of formal payroll (off the books).

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About the Joint Enforcement Task Force

In January 2024, Governor Wes Moore signed the Re-establishing the Joint Enforcement Task Force on Workplace Fraud Executive Order, reactivating and expanding the Joint Enforcement Task Force on Workplace Fraud (Task Force). The Task Force is charged with coordinating the investigations and enforcement of workplace fraud in the State and issuing an annual report.

Joint Enforcement Task Force Members:

Maryland Department of Labor
Secretary Portia Wu, Chair

Office of the Comptroller
Comptroller Brooke Lierman
Office of the Attorney General
Attorney General Anthony Brown
Maryland Insurance Administration
Acting Commissioner Marie Grant
Workers’ Compensation Commission
Chair Maureen Quinn
State Department of Assessments and Taxation
Director Daniel Phillips
Department of Labor, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Commissioner John Dove
Department of Labor, Division of Labor and Industry
Commissioner Devki Virk
Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance
Assistant Secretary Rachel Torres

For More Information

For more information on Maryland’s workplace fraud law, as well as the State’s minimum wage, overtime, sick and safe leave, wage payment and collection, prevailing wage and living wage laws, and health and safety standards, please visit the Division of Labor & Industry's homepage.