Topic
worker classification
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Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
Assessing Potential Independent Contractor Engagements During a Time of Shifting Rules
If it feels like you keep hearing about “independent contractors” as a risk area garnering constant attention, you have a well-calibrated radar. For more than a decade, alleged misclassification of workers…
Milikowsky Tax Law Blog
How to Prepare for an EDD Misclassification Audit
As a business owner the best way to prepare for, or avoid entirely, an audit from the Employment Development Department (EDD), is to make sure that you’re correctly classifying your…
SALT Shaker
SALT Issues Related to Worker Classification and Teleworking – Part II
By Jeffrey Friedman, Michele Borens, Charlie Kearns
This is episode two of our two-part podcast series based upon our webcast addressing SALT Issues Related to Worker Classification and Teleworking. In this marketplace podcast, we discuss SALT issues…
Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
Over 1,800: The Number of Comments Submitted to Labor Department on Proposed Rule Governing Independent Contractor Status
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
In response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed regulation on independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act, over 1,500 individuals and organizations have already filed comments prior…
Milikowsky Tax Law Blog
AB-5 Exemptions: Your Comprehensive Guide
California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) has built-in exemptions for many businesses. We say “Not So Fast”! Even exempted industries have to adhere to the old 13 point Borello criteria for…
Gig Employer Blog
California Appeals Court Orders Rideshare Drivers To Be Classified As Employees
Rideshare companies in California have now been ordered by an appeals court to reclassify their drivers as employees, threatening to upend the very foundation of the gig economy business model…
SALT Shaker
SALT Issues Related to Worker Classification and Teleworking – Part I
By Jeffrey Friedman, Michele Borens, Charlie Kearns
This is episode one of a two part podcast series based upon our webcast addressing SALT Issues Related to Worker Classification and Teleworking. In this marketplace podcast, we discuss ongoing…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
AB 2257 Enacts Significant Changes to AB 5 on Classification of Workers as Independent Contractors
By By Aaron H. Cole, Julia A. Luster
California’s statute governing the classification of independent contractors, enacted under Assembly Bill (AB) 5, underwent a significant renovation on September 4, 2020, when Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2257. The…
BeLabor the Point
Department of Labor Weighs in on Employees vs. Independent Contractors
Ver la versión en español aquí The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently posted a proposed rule meant to help employers determine whether individuals performing services are employees or independent…
Milikowsky Tax Law Blog
What Does Prop-22 Mean for You?
Do you rely on Lyft, Uber, or other rideshare services to take you to and from locations regularly? Or do you rely on a paycheck from a ride-sharing business as…