Surviving a misclassification audit clean

A commercial contractor · 47 employees

The challenge

Where they started

A commercial contractor relied heavily on subcontractors, did prevailing-wage public work, and was selected for a worker-classification audit — with thin documentation supporting its contractor relationships.

What we did

The work

Reviewed and corrected worker-vs-subcontractor classifications with documented basis
Aligned certified-payroll records with prevailing-wage requirements
Built personnel and training recordkeeping to support OSHA obligations
Created a compliant framework for future subcontractor engagements

The results

What changed

Passed

the classification audit with no penalties

100%

of public-work payroll records aligned

Defensible

classification basis documented going forward

“

The audit could have ended us. Having someone who'd been through this exact thing before, with the paper trail ready, made all the difference.

General Manager

A commercial contractor

Illustrative composite engagement. Details and quote are representative; client identity withheld for confidentiality.

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