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UK Human Rights Blog
Law Pod UK new episode: Courts tussle with Uber, Ola and the Gig Economy
Uber representatives celebrate after Supreme Court victory in February In Episode 139 of Law Pod UK Alasdair Henderson of 1 Crown Office Row joins Rosalind English to discuss the recent…
California Employment Law Update
Ninth Circuit Applies Dynamex Retroactively And Offers “Guidance”
By Tony Oncidi
Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l, Inc., 986 F.3d 1106 (9th Cir 2021) Following the California Supreme Court’s answer in the affirmative to the certified question from the Ninth Circuit as…
Employer Law Report
Biden administration DOL proposes rescinding Trump-era joint employer and independent contractor rules
On March 11, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to rescind the previous administration’s joint employer and independent contractor rules. Joint employer rule…
The Employer Report
The DOL Proposes to Nix the Trump Administration’s Joint Employer and Independent Contractor Rules
By Michael E. Brewer, Krissy Katzenstein, Autumn Sharp
The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed to put the final nail in the coffin on two Trump era rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that were favorable…
WSNYC Blog: The Latest in Employment Law
Free Independent Contractor Consultation
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Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
President Biden’s U.S. DOL Seeks To Rescind The Trump DOL’s Worker Classification Rules
By: Louisa J. Johnson Today marks two additional efforts by President Biden’s Administration to reverse the Trump Administration’s rulemaking. This time, two U.S. Department of Labor rules that were both…
Internet Newsletter for Lawyers
Uber contractors are workers: a blow to the gig economy?
Uber drivers have by the company been treated as fully self employed contractors, as opposed to workers or employees. Uber has always argued that it merely provides a software platform…
World of Employment
DOL Delays Roll-Out of New Independent Contractor Rule
By John Dudrey, Chris Wall, Ryan Kunkel, Adam Belzberg
Another day, another Trump-era Department of Labor (“DOL”) rule that’s been put on the shelf for 60 days. Last week, we blogged about the Biden DOL’s decision to delay the…
Wage & Hour Law Update
As Expected, DOL Delays Independent Contractor Final Rule
By Jeffrey W. Brecher, Justin R. Barnes
On March 2, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) formally delayed the effective date of the Independent Contractor Final Rule, from March 8, 2021 to May 7, 2021. The…
Hermann Law Our Blog
Gig Workers Win Again
Gig Workers Employees Win Again Gig workers won another major victory, this time in the United Kingdom. As discussed in a prior post, courts across the United States are finding…