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worker classification
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Israel Global Gateway
Growing your global workforce through contractors
By Israel Group
By Yana Zubareva "If you can't figure out the employee thing, just hire an independent contractor." This is a common refrain for companies looking to expand into other countries. While hiring…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
NLRB Returns To The Traditional Common-Law Agency Test for Independent Contractors
By Truc Yung, Robert T. Dumbacher, Kurt G. Larkin
As anticipated and previously reported, the Republican-controlled Board is overturning Obama-era rulings. For example, in a recent decision, SuperShuttle Inc. DFW, Inc. (16-RC-010963), the National Labor Relations Board affirmed the…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
DOL vs. DRS: Battle of the Employee / Independent Contractor Misclassification Tests
Employers who want to (or need to) use independent contractors often scratch their heads at a disconnect - how do you determine who is an independent contractor? I recall at…
Employment Law Letter
Department of Labor v. Department of Revenue Services: Employee, Independent Contractor, or Both
By Ray Casella
For years now, the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS), the Connecticut Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have been targeting Connecticut employers for worker misclassification audits.…
Employee Benefits Blog
Worker Classification: Complications Beyond the Front Page
By Ellen M. Bronchetti, Ron Holland, Maureen O'Brien, Maria C. Rodriguez, Erin Turley
When California’s Dynamex decision rolled out the “ABC test”, it placed the burden on the employer to prove independent contractor (IC) status. In a presentation at the Employment and Employee…
Connecticut State & Local Tax Alert
Department of Labor v. Department of Revenue Services: Employee, Independent Contractor, or Both
By Ray Casella
For years now, the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS), the Connecticut Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have been targeting Connecticut employers for worker misclassification audits.…
Who Is My Employee?
Strippers Say They’re Losing Their Shirts Due to Misclassification Wins
Strippers and gentleman’s clubs are well-known for many things. I’m referring, of course, to independent contractor misclassification lawsuits. Clubs often classify their performers as independent contractors and, after a string…
Employment Law Business Guide
Trials of Massachusetts Company Building Keene Hotel Signals Warning to Businesses with Multi-State Workforces
On February 1, 2019 the Keene Sentinel reported that a Massachusetts construction company had been hit with more than $64,000 in fines after an audit conducted by the New Hampshire…
Employment Law Watch
NLRB returns to more employer-friendly independent contractor test
By Michele Haydel Gehrke, Brian Morris
In a recent decision involving SuperShuttle drivers, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) overruled a 2014 decision making it less likely a worker would be deemed an independent…
The Employer Report
Emphasizing “Entrepreneurial Opportunity,” The NLRB Returns To Business-Friendly Independent Contractor Test
By Remi Balogun, Caroline Burnett, Douglas A. Darch
On January 25, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board reaffirmed its adherence to the traditional common law independent contractor test for determining whether a worker is an employee or an…