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Who Is My Employee?
G-L-O-R-I-A! California Court says to use different tests for different IC misclassification claims
If someone were to ask whether you like the song, “Gloria,” you’d be right to ask, “Which version?” There’s the version written by Van Morrison and recorded by his band…
California Employment Law
Questions Remain About Who’s an Independent Contractor in California
It's been nearly six months since the California Supreme Court announced that employers and government agencies were using the wrong test to determine who's an independent contractor. In Dynamex Operations…
Chicago Business Attorney Blog
Independent Contractor or Employee?
Workers Classification – Employees or Independent Contractors Independent Contractor or Employee? As a business owner or an employer, when you hire a new worker, you will be reintroduced to the…
Who Is My Employee?
Is this weird trick the key to defeating independent contractor claims? (Hahahahahaha. No.)
As everyone with an internet connection now knows, articles promising “one weird trick” to solve some real-world problem are everywhere. These articles are annoying. (It’s called clickbait.) You open up…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Converting Exempts To Non-Exempts Leave A Window Of Opportunity
When an employer realizes that a certain classification or number of employees has been misclassified as exempt, the employer may do the right thing and, henceforth, treat those people as…
Workers’ Compensation Law Prof Blog
Epic Systems Settles In: The Question of Employee Misclassification is for the Arbitrators
Months ago, I asked the question whether arbitrators would decide the scope of the gig economy. What I was getting at was that all of the sturm und drang over…
Who Is My Employee?
Ultimate Survival Alaska: The Most Detailed Test for Independent Contractor Misclassification Yet! (And Bears!) (Maybe)
Reality TV seems to fit Alaska like antlers on a caribou, but apparently much of what we see on TV is fake, according to this article by Tom Kizzio in…
California Public Safety Labor Blog
David P. Mastagni Interviewed About Independent Contractor Ruling
Earlier this year, the California Supreme Court cracked down on companies taking advantage of workers by calling them independent contractors when they're really employees. Before the ruling, many employers claimed…
California Employment Law Update
Do California’s New Restrictions on Independent Contractors Apply Retroactively?
By Tony Oncidi, Hal Brody
On May 1, we reported on the California Supreme Court’s opinion in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, in which the Supreme Court set forth the standard for determining if…
CAP·impact
Dynamex Decision Leaves Businesses (And Their Attorneys) In Rough Waters
By Molly Alcorn
Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, a California Supreme Court Case, dramatically shifts the standard for employees and independent contractors in California. Before Dynamex, courts determined worker classification on…