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worker classification
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Class Action Countermeasures
Will Collective Arbitration Waivers Land in the Supreme Court Again?
The long-running battle over collective action waivers in the arbitration clauses of employment agreements continues to rage in the Courts of Appeals. Two recent decisions (and the cert petitions filed…
Law and the Workplace
North Carolina and Nebraska Join 32 Other States In Agreeing To Partner With U.S. DOL to Investigate Worker Misclassification
By Carolyn M. Dellatore, Guy Brenner
Just last month we reported that Pennsylvania had entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with the U.S. Department of Labor (“U.S. DOL”), agreeing to share information and conduct joint…
Personal Injury
16 Ways to Overcome the Independent Contractor Defense
By Ken Shigley
Effective representation of the plaintiff in a case of serious injury or wrongful death often requires that counsel overcome an "independent contractor" defense. That frequently involves solving a shell game of independent contractor business…
Law and the Workplace
New Arizona Independent Contractor Law Now In Effect
By Carolyn M. Dellatore, Guy Brenner
Arizona’s “Declaration of Independent Business Status” law went into effect earlier this month. The new law, which appears to be the first of its kind, aims to provide independent contractors and…
Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
$100 Million Independent Contractor Settlement Rejected by Judge; Misclassification Lawsuit to Proceed
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
Earlier today, Uber and its drivers were denied in their efforts to settle the IC misclassification lawsuits brought by Uber drivers in California and Massachusetts. As readers of this legal…
Wage & Hour Law Update
New Arizona Law Permits Parties To Establish Presumption Of Contractor Status Through Writing
As covered at length here, Arizona has enacted a new law effective August 6, 2016 allowing businesses and service providers seeking to enter into an independent contractor relationship to execute…
Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
New York Establishes a Super IC Misclassification-Plus Task Force
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
Yesterday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Executive Order No. 159 expanding the existing Joint Enforcement Task Force on Employee Misclassification into a Joint Enforcement Task Force on Worker Exploitation…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Call for Papers, AALS: Classifying Workers in the Gig Economy
The Executive Committee of the AALS Labor Relations and Employment Law Section announces that it is seeking abstracts as part of a Call for Papers to be presented at the…
Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
May 2016 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
In the Courts (2 cases) TELECOM SALES AND MARKETING AGENTS GAIN CERTIFICATION IN IC MISCLASSIFICATION CLASS ACTION. A New York federal district court grants conditional certification of a proposed FLSA…
SDNY Blog
NYC Uber Drivers File Labor Class Action, Claiming Employee Status
Today, the New York Taxi Workers Alliance filed a class action complaint on behalf roughly 5,000 New York City Uber drivers against Uber Technologies and its related entities. The complaint…