Topic
Employee Classification
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Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
Congress Misfires with Double-Barreled Approach to Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
Commentary: As noted previously in prior articles and postings on this blog, Congress is poised to pass a labor and a tax bill that will discourage businesses from misclassifying employees as…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Kentucky Attorney General Sues Fedex For Employee Misclassification
In yet another employee misclassification case, Kentucky Attorney General, Jack Conway, brought suit against FedEx Corp. alleging that FedEx violates Kentucky state law by misclassifying its drivers as independent contractors. …
Tilting the Scales
Independent Contractor vs. an Employee
By Jamie Ribman
As a result of the economic downturn, business at the Bedrock Granite Quarry was not rocking along. Mr. Slate, the owner of the quarry, was forced to reduce his workforce…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
In Assessing Employee Status in Copyright Ownership Disputes, Technology Start-Ups Are a Special Case, Says the Ninth Circuit
A technology start-up company can be an informal environment - both Apple Computer and Hewlett-Packard famously started out in garages, and Yahoo!, Google and Facebook were developed, initially at least,…
California Employment Law Update
Account Executives Were Improperly Classified As Exempt Employees
By Tony Oncidi
'wage and hour' overtime commissions 'administrative exemption'
Wage and Hour Defense Blog
The Obama Administration’s Agenda for the DOL — What Employers Need to Know
By EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN, P.C.
President Obama just celebrated his first year in office and his Administration has been busy! Employers of all sizes are starting to see the effects of the Obama Administration's workplace…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
“Are You My Employee?”: Next Webinar Set on Unintentional Employment Relationships
Over several generations now, parents and their kids have been enthralled and entranced with the readings of the classic children's book - "Are You My Mother?" Put that same question…
Alabama Employment Law Report
OVERTIME SUITS BEING FILED ON A REGULAR BASIS
Many of us have read or heard about a number of the big box stores, such as Wal-Mart and Dollar General, that have been sued for overtime by managers and assistant managers. These…
World of Employment
Oregon Musicians No Longer Presumed Employees for Unemployment Purposes
Sine die! The Oregon Legislature's biennial session has come to a close, providing a perfect opportunity for the Stoel Rives World of Employment to take a look at what passed, what failed,…
Wage and Hour Defense Blog
Next Up for the California Supreme Court: Classification of Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives
By EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN, P.C.
by Michael Kun and Kathryn McGuigan In recent years, the alleged misclassification of employees under California's wage and hour laws has been a hotly contested issue and the subject of…