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worker classification
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Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Uber: A History Of Worker Exploitation
In 2016, Uber agreed to pay upwards of $100 million to avoid trial in a misclassification suit concerning California and Massachusetts drivers. Now that a North Carolina judge has conditionally…
Workers’ Compensation Law Prof Blog
The ‘‘NEW GIG Act of 2017’’: A Harbinger of the End of Employee Status as We Have Known it?
I spent some time today reading through the “New Economy Works to Guarantee Independence and Growth Act of 2017” (the NEW GIG Act of 2017), a bill introduced on July…
California Employment Law
Where Do Fitness Instructors “Fit” in the Current Worker Classification System?
Guest blog post by Mikella Wickham: They say location is everything in business. How about classification of workers? In certain industries, workers have a unique combination of specified skills and [caption…
Employment Law Watch
NYC Agency Publishes Rules for New Independent Contractor Law
By Cindy Schmitt Minniti, Mark S. Goldstein
As we previously reported, the New York City “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act (the Act) took effect on May 15, 2017. The Act requires virtually all entities that engage an independent…
Workforce Bulletin
The Department of Consumer Affairs Publishes Rules Governing FIFA
By Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper, Marc-Joseph Gansah
On May 15th, the Freelance Isn’t Free Act (“FIFA”) went into effect in New York City. The Department of Consumer Affairs (“DCA”) recently issued guidelines to help employers comply with…
Global Workplace Insider
Misclassification of Workers under the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148)
On May 23, 2017, the Ontario Government released The Changing Workplaces Review: An Agenda for Workplace Rights Final Report. The report reviewed numerous aspects of our workforce and the legislation…
HR Defense
DOL: “Joint Employer” and “Independent Contractor” Guidance Out and Wage and Hour Opinion Letters In
On the heels of withdrawing published interpretations of the concepts of "joint employer" and "independent contractor," the Secretary of Labor announced yesterday that it will reinstate the issuance of opinion…
Employment Law Worldview
US Department of Labor Withdraws Obama-Era Interpretation Letters On Key Wage And Hour Issues
By Jill Kirila
On June 7, 2017, the US Department of Labor (DOL) withdrew its 2015 Administrator’s Interpretation on “independent contractor” status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and its 2016 Administrator’s…
Wage & Hour Law Update
DOL Withdraws Joint Employer and Independent Contractor Administrator’s Interpretations
U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced on June 7, 2017, the immediate withdrawal of two Wage and Hour Division Administrator’s Interpretations (“AIs”) on joint employment and independent contractor status…
SimplyHR
DOL withdraws guidance on joint employer status and independent contractor classifications
On June 7, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the withdrawal of two Obama-era guidance letters that provided guidance on joint employer and independent contractor classifications. The withdrawal…