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worker classification
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Franchise Law Update
Franchising Threat No. 1: The PRO Act
By Natalma M. McKnew, John Gotaskie
The PRO Act would do serious, and perhaps mortal, damage to the franchise industry. It would make sweeping changes to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the Labor Management Relations…
Law Times News
Uber class action certified, commonality in alleged contract, employment standards breaches: judge
Commonality issue will have ‘far-reaching’ implications for the gig economy, says lawyer
Steimle Birschbach Blog
Business Owners Beware: Is Your New Hire an Independent Contractor or Employee?
By: Attorney Samuel J. Spurney At SB Law, clients regularly contact us stating that they want to hire an “independent contractor” to assist them in their business thinking that…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Occupational Injury Benefit Policies Aren’t Work Comp
By Mike Helfand
of injured truck drivers over the last 20 plus years. I don't have an exact number, but it's in the thousands. I love helping them because they are salt of…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Lyft Drivers Seek to Untether Cases in California Worker Misclassification Actions
By Anne Hall
A California state judge has been asked to allow a Lyft driver’s worker misclassification lawsuit against the rideshare company to proceed separately from similar litigation being pursued by the California…
California Employment Law Update
July 2021 California Employment Law Notes
By Tony Oncidi
We invite you to review our newly-posted July 2021 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:…
California Employment Law Update
Trial Court Properly Failed to Certify Signature Gatherers’ Class Action
By Tony Oncidi
Wilson v. The La Jolla Group, 61 Cal. App. 5th 897 (2021) The trial court declined to certify a class action filed by individuals who worked as signature gatherers for the…
California Employment Law Update
Owner Was Not Personally Liable for Misclassification of Employees
By Tony Oncidi
Usher v. White, 64 Cal. App. 5th 883 (2021) The plaintiffs in this putative class action lawsuit (service technicians) alleged they had been misclassified as independent contractors rather than employees. They…
Employment Class Action Blog
Has the 11th Circuit Clarified the Transportation Worker Exemption of the FAA or Just Created a Circuit Split?
By John Lewis
In a published June 22 opinion, the Eleventh Circuit laid out a clear test for the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) Section 1 exemption. It answered the reoccurring question “Who is…
Employment Law
Effective Immediately – New Jersey Employers Face Even Higher Penalties for Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors
By Randi W. Kochman, Marissa A. Mastroianni
On July 8, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed three (3) bills into law aimed at further penalizing employers for misclassifying employees as independent contractors. New Jersey employers that…