Topic
Employee Classification
240 published works
Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
No Lag: Ensuring Compliance with Labor and Employment Law in the Esports Industry
By Brooke C. Bahlinger, Davis G. Mosmeyer III
The esports industry is a breed apart. The novelty, dynamism, and creativity that have spurred its remarkable growth in recent years differentiate it from most other industries, but the legal…
Texas Labor Law Blog
Independent Contractor vs. Employee Podcast
Photo by Zohair Mirza on Unsplash How can you tell whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee? You can find all about the tests that Texas uses…
Workers’ Compensation Law Prof Blog
Employee Status: Not a New Problem
Fresh off a presentation on the Gig economy at an ABA function, and in preparation for a lecture I will be delivering to my students this week, I am inspired…
Texas Labor Law Blog
What is an Independent Contractor in Texas?
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash Are you properly categorizing your workers as employees? Are they actually independent contractors? How can you tell if a worker is an independent contractor…
Ogletree Deakins Podcasts
Third Thursdays With Ruthie: Recent Developments in the Student-Athlete Versus University-Employee Debate (Podcast)
By Publisher, Elizabeth M. Soveranez, Bethany S. Wagner
In this edition of our Third Thursdays podcast series, Ruthie Goodboe is joined by Elizabeth Soveranez and Bethany Wagner to discuss the evolving legal landscape in the debate over the…
Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Blog
Effort to Classify Student-Athletes as Employees Continues With New Twist to Include Public University Students
By Gregg E. Clifton, Zachary J. McCormack
Ongoing efforts to urge the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to classify student-athletes as employees continue with the latest unfair labor charge filed by the National College Players Association (NCPA)…
California Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Volunteer Loses Bid For Employee Classification
Nonprofit organizations depend heavily upon their volunteers. What if a court were to hold that volunteers were in fact employees entitled to minimum and overtime wages, meal and rest breaks,…
Who Is My Employee?
California Adopts New Exemptions to the ABC Test (and an Odd Way to Seek Comfort in a Storm)
Looking for Florence? Take the stairs on your left. One flight down.Florence Ford was terrified of storms and, seeing as how she was born in 1861, none of the weather…
California Employment Law
Contractor vs. Employee Classification
By Sahara Pynes
A topic that comes up nearly daily, contractor vs. employee classification still trips up even the most savvy employers. Nancy Yaffe and I have you covered! Join us for a…
California Workplace Law Blog
AB 5 Past and Present – What You Need to Know
By Dale R. Kuykendall, Sierra Vierra
At the end of 2020, it seemed the legislature, the courts, and even California voters wanted to move away from the independent contractor test codified in Assembly Bill 5 (AB…