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worker classification
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Tax Withholding & Reporting
Bill Seeks to Provide Worker Classification Safe Harbor and Update Reporting Thresholds
By Michael M. Lloyd, S. Michael Chittenden
On March 7, 2019, Senator John Thune (R-SD) reintroduced legislation aimed at simplifying worker classification and requiring additional wage reporting under certain circumstances. Senator Thune introduced the New Economy Works…
Gig Employer Blog
When Does A $20 Million Settlement Feel Like A Bargain? Uber Shows You How
When the news broke today that Uber had agreed to pay a group of drivers $20 million to settle a long-running misclassification claim, you could be forgiven for thinking that…
Employer Labor Relations
The NLRB Delivers A Win For Gig Economy Employers By Making It Easier To Classify Workers As Independent Contractors Under The NLRA.
By Tiffany Tran Seyfarth Synopsis: In another employer friendly decision, the NLRB explicitly overruled an Obama administration precedent in emphasizing the importance of entrepreneurial activity and returned to the traditional…
Illinois Attorney Referrals and Legal Guidance
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Law On Independent Contractors
Many Illinois employers are looking to "game the system" or find what they think are creative ways to avoid taxes. Sometimes they do this by paying cash under the table. …
HR Defense
National Labor Relations Board Continues Trend of Employer-Friendly Actions
The National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) recent decision significantly revising the independent contractor standard will allow more workers to be so classified and therefore unable to unionize. This decision continues…
Gig Employer Blog
4 Things You Need To Know About Grubhub Plaintiff’s Reply Brief
Regular readers of this blog know about the Grubhub gig economy misclassification litigation. The quick version: Grubhub squared off with a former driver, Raef Lawson, in the nation’s first-ever gig economy…
Who Is My Employee?
Has Ontario Gone Loony? Court Rejects Independent Contractor Arbitration Agreement
Our northern neighbor, the common loon. Photo from Cornell Lab of Ornithology. According to OntarioTravel.net, Ontario’s official bird is the Common Loon. The loon is a water bird, regarded as…
Gig Employer Blog
Contractor Agreements Not Worth The Paper They’re Printed On, Part 785
You can have the best independent contractor agreement in the world. You can hire the best gig economy lawyers in the country (ask us, we have some ideas) to draft…
Who Is My Employee?
“Flooding” Tactic Creates New Risk for Using Mandatory Arbitration Agreements with Independent Contractors
In the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark, a world-engulfing flood destroys everyone except Noah, his family, and his mini zoo. A similar story appears in the Quran, and a much…
Minnesota Wage & Hour
NLRB Reinstates Common Law Independent Contractor Test
On January 25, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board flopped again in SuperShuttle DFW, Inc., reinstating the pre-2014 common law agency test for determining independent-contractor status (overruling FedEx Home Delivery). Why is…