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Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
New State Law Protecting Independent Contractors in Fee Disputes Can Lead To Hefty Damages: August 2023 IC Legal News Update
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
Last month, Illinois became the first state to enact legislation requiring companies using independent contractors to offer contracts to ICs with prescribed terms and to pay such freelance contractors all…
Hermann Law Our Blog
Misclassification of Medical Courier Drivers: Your Rights to Unpaid Wages and Overtime Explained
Introduction: Misclassification in the Medical Courier Industry In the demanding world of medical deliveries, many drivers find themselves trapped in a system that denies them their rightful wages. They are…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
House Committee Debates Changes to Independent Contractor Rule
By Anne Hall
During a recent hearing, the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee debated the pros and cons of changing the so-called “independent contractor” rule. This rule dictates how to properly…
Law Times News
$550,000 award to fired independent contractor ‘a message’ to use strong termination clauses: lawyer
Appeal court decision says contract 'clearly' included 72-month term without termination provision
Hermann Law Our Blog
Wage Violations Against Courier Delivery Drivers: Unraveling the Misclassification Issue
Misclassification of Courier Drivers: Uncover Your Rights to Unpaid Wages If you’re a courier driver in the fast-paced world of medical supply delivery or on-demand delivery services, you may be…
Minnesota Wage & Hour
Status of Biden Administration’s Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Classification
On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposed new rule regarding the classification of independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). If enacted,…
Who Is My Employee?
Still a Chunky Stew: California’s ABC Test Survives Supreme Court Challenge
The song “Rock & Roll Stew” was released by Traffic as a single, off its excellent 1971 album, The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys. The stew is a reference…
Employment Law Lookout
Dressing Up the Standard In a New Wardrobe: NLRB Decision Spells Curtains for Trump Board Independent Contractor Test
By Elliot Fink and Cary Burke Seyfarth Synopsis: In The Atlanta Opera, 372 NLRB 95 (2023), the National Labor Relations Board overturned Trump-era precedent by modifying its independent contractor test and returning to the test…
Who Is My Employee?
No Need to Panic: NLRB’s Atlanta Opera Decision Unlikely to Have a Major Impact on Misclassification Disputes
Photo by Kilyan Sockalingum on Unsplash As I wrote a few days ago in the BakerHostetler blog, The Bargaining Table… The sky is not falling. When the National Labor Relations…
Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
Another Unemployment Setback for Gig Economy Companies Using Independent Contractors: April 2023 IC Legal News Update
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
We reported in our October 10, 2022 blog post that Uber had agreed to pay $100 million in back unemployment taxes to the New Jersey Department of Labor for having…