The misclassification of employees as independent contractors has become a significant area of focus for the US Department of Labor, the IRS and California’s state agencies. The Department of Labor recently hired 700 new auditors whose sole focus will be employee misclassification audits. Your business model may be built upon the use of independent contractors, or you may simply use a few to manage various aspects of your business. If you employee independent contractors in San Diego you need to understand a major change in the law has occurred. It …