ABOUT
Built for the operator
holding the audit letter.
Worker Classification Desk focuses on one narrow problem: how a small U.S. business can organize worker-status facts and agency workflows without pretending one checklist decides every law.
What we cover
Federal employment-tax common-law analysis, Form SS-8 preparation and follow-through, and state unemployment classification audits. The site is intentionally narrower than a general employment-law publication.
How the site is authored
Guides are reviewed under the byline Holt Bannister. The site does not claim attorney, CPA, enrolled-agent, or other professional credentials through this byline. The editorial standard is instead based on transparent primary sourcing, careful separation of legal frameworks, and useful original working tools.
What we do not do
We do not rank payroll vendors, recommend law firms, publish individualized classification opinions, or turn contract labels into legal conclusions. The guides are designed to help a reader identify the right question, preserve the right facts, and know which official process they are dealing with.