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Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
NJ Attorney General Reveals New Weapon In State’s Fight Against Misclassification
The New Jersey Department of Labor and the Attorney General have really declared war against the supposed scourge of misclassification of workers as independent contractors. The agency is making this…
California Employment Law Update
California Places Third on Annual “Judicial Hellholes” List!
By Tony Oncidi, Mark Theodore, Sehreen Ladak
For the second year in a row, California has avoided being “the worst in the nation,” but still managed to secure the unenviable third position on the American Tort Reform…
Global Workplace Insider
Supreme Court decision on whether Deliveroo Riders are workers
The Supreme Court in the UK has held that food delivery riders (Riders) were not in an ‘employment relationship’ for the purposes of Article 11 of the European Convention on…
The Wannos Law Firm Blog
Why Businesses Should Not Rely on "At-Will" Employment When Making Employment Decisions
By Karly Wannos
Businesses should not rely on at will employment for making decisions regarding employees. "At Will" probably doesn't mean what you might think it does. Here is the example: An employer terminated…
Class Action Defense Blog
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 37: Delivery Drivers’ Misclassification Suit Stayed Pending SCOTUS Arbitration Ruling
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jennifer Riley and associate Nathan Norimoto with their discussion of recent developments in a…
Who Is My Employee?
Weighing Heavy: Rhode Island Makes Some Misclassification a Felony
Because of gravitational pull, topography, and geology, people apparently weigh a bit more when in Southern Illinois than in Ohio or Indiana. For an adult human, the difference is only…
Disputing
S.D. Texas Refuses to Overturn Arbitration Award Issued in Favor of Uber
By Beth Graham
The Southern District of Texas has denied an Uber driver’s motion to vacate an arbitration award that was issued in favor of the company and granted Uber’s motion to confirm…
Wage and Hour Defense Blog
A Jeff Foxworthy-Based Test for Independent Contractor Classification
There is a comedian by the name of Jeff Foxworthy who has been enormously popular for the past two decades or so. Perhaps you are familiar with him. (And if…
G & G Law Blog
Employment Webinar! Independent Contractors vs. Employees
Our employment webinar on Employees vs. Independent Contractors is now available to view on YouTube. Thank you to everyone who attended! Subscribe to our newsletter here to receive updates and…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
DOL’s Conflicting Versions of Independent Contractor Standard Under FLSA
By Anne Hall
In January 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) under the Trump administration issued a final rule defining the standard for when a worker is an independent contractor for the…