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HOME — FACTS — TABLES — VIDEOS — INFOGRAPHICS — AGENCIES — RESEARCH <br />Belman, Dale and Richard Block. (2009). The Social and Economic Costs of Employee Misclassification in <br />Michigan. Michigan State University. <br />Kev Finding: 26% of construction firms misclassified employees. Among those who did so, 19% of their employees were <br />misclassified (i.e., 6% of the entire industry workforce), costing the state over $2 million in UI tax revenue. <br />Edwards, Kathryn and Kai Filion. (2009). Outsourcing Poverty: Federal Contracting Pushes Down Wages <br />and Benefits. Economic Policy Institute. <br />Kev Finding: From 2006 to 2007, the number of federal contract workers grew from 1.4 million to 2 million. Nearly 20% of <br />these contract workers were unable to earn a living wage and did not have the same access to healthcare and retirement <br />plans as provided to federal employees. <br />Cox, Lauren; Emily Timm; and Cristina Tzintzun. (2009). Building Austin, Building Injustice. Workers <br />Defense Project; The University of Texas at Austin. <br />Kev Finding: Access to workers' compensation is one aspect of total compensation and benefits and is especially valuable <br />in injury -prone industries such as construction. Removing workers' access to workers' compensation places the financial <br />burden of medical care on workers, as well as public hospitals and safety net programs like Medicaid. <br />Theodore, Nik and Marc Doussard. ( ). The Hidden Public Cost of Low -Wage Work in Illinois. University <br />of Illinois at Chicago. <br />Kev Finding: Low -wage jobs in 2001-2004 caused working families to rely on government assistance programs. These <br />families constituted 37% of public benefits spending in Illinois, including $92 million on families with construction workers. <br />Goh, Yong Lee. (2004). The Effect of Higher Workers' Compensation Premium Rates on Construction <br />Worker Wages and the Reporting of Injuries. University of Utah. <br />Kev Finding: As workers' compensation premiums rise in construction, workers experience a significant decrease in wages <br />as well as pressure from employers to not report injuries and utilize workers' compensation for medical care. <br />11 <br />