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Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
September 2017 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
September included three court cases that have attracted considerable attention in the area of independent contractor misclassification: an $8.75 million settlement in the nationwide class action against Postmates by its…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
More Law Firms Hit With FLSA Misclassification Claims: A Cautionary Tale
I have written a number of times about law firms that have been sued in FLSA actions. Another example. Employees have sued two Florida personal injury law firms, alleging that…
Tech Risk Report
The Rising Independent Contractor Model and Protection Against Ensuing Misclassification Claims
By Perkins Coie
Most businesses, and startups in particular, need to keep costs down. Workers either cannot or do not want to work traditional hours. So begins the boom of the independent contractor…
Roger Royse Articles
A Different Kind of Republican Debate
By Roger Royse
Last Tuesday, on September 22, five GOP Presidential candidates participated in a forum in Silicon Valley. At our forum, you would not have heard questions such as “Do you think…
Wage and Hour Defense Blog
Court Green Lights Immediate Appeal of Chipotle Collective Action Decertification Order
By Paul DeCamp
As noted in earlier postings, in March of this year, a federal judge in New York handed Chipotle Mexican Grill a significant victory, denying a request by salaried management apprentices…
NY Courts & The Fair Labor Standards Act
Court Confirms Report & Recommendation Decertifying FLSA Collective of Assistant Managers
By Brian Murphy
In McEarchen v. Urban Outfitters, Inc., the Hon. Roslynn Mauskopf confirmed a report and recommendation from the Hon. James Orenstein decertifying a conditionally certified FLSA collective of Assistant Managers who…
California Employment Law Update
Certification Of Claims Examiners’ Putative Class Action Was Properly Denied
By Tony Oncidi
Kizer v. Tristar Risk Mgmt., 13 Cal. App. 5th 830 (2017) Plaintiffs Valerie Kizer and Sharal Williams filed this putative class action, alleging their former employer had misclassified them and…
Wage & Hour Law Update
North Carolina’s New Employee Misclassification Law: What Will Be the Practical Effect?
By Ted Kazaglis
Effective December 31, 2017, the North Carolina Employee Fair Classification Act, signed into law on August 11th, creates the Employee Classification Section of the North Carolina Industrial Commission. This new…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
House Republicans Introduce Joint Employer Legislation To Overturn Browning-Ferris
The joint employer possibility is a dangerous one for employers, as two related (or semi-related) entities may be held liable for overtime monies if the hours worked by employees at…
Workers’ Compensation Law Prof Blog
Uber “Injury Protection Program” or Uber Opt-Out?
This past May, Uber initiated what it calls a “driver injury protection program” for its drivers. As anyone who has read my posts knows, I am an “independent contractor” skeptic.…