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California Employment Law Update
Employee Could Proceed With Misclassification Claim, Though Wrongful Termination Claim Was Properly Rejected
By Tony Oncidi
Davis v. Farmers Ins. Exch., 245 Cal. App. 4th 1302 (2016) William A. Davis brought suit against Farmers, claiming he had been wrongfully classified as an independent contractor rather than…
Texas Employment Lawyer
The employer’s decision not to rehire Plaintiff shortly after she complained about being paid as an independent contractor and not an employee establishes a causal connection between the decision not to rehire Plaintiff and her protected activity under the FLSA.
“While Plaintiff was employed by Defendants, she complained to her supervisors that she should be paid as an employee, rather than an independent contractor, because she was treated as an…
Minnesota Wage & Hour
MNDOT Using Technology to Identify Misclassifications
Quick fun fact of the day - I recently learned that the Minnesota Department of Transportation's OCIC - Labor Compliance Unit has resources to assist it to find compliance violations…
Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
March 2016 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
The cases reported in this update continue to reflect the fact that IC misclassification cases cut across virtually all industries. Below are IC misclassification cases from such diverse industries as…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
When You Are Called An Independent Contractor But That Is B.S.
By Mike Helfand
I'm stunned (but not really) when I see some really legit companies blatantly break the law. I try to be a good person and have faith in others, but then…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Independent Contractor Ruling: A Deeper Dive
As I return from some time off, my colleagues, Gary Starr and Chris Engler, have dug a bit deeper into the Connecticut Supreme Court decision from last week and issued…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Lyft To Pay $12.25 million in Class-Action Worker Misclassification Suit
Lyft -- an on-demand transportation company comparable to Uber -- has reached a settlement in a class-action case that alleged worker misclassification. The suit, which maintained that Lyft drivers were improperly treated…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Understanding the Scope of Federal Supply Schedule Labor Category Descriptions: Risks and Opportunities Presented by the GAO’s AllWorld Language Consultants Decision
In a Federal Supply Schedule (“FSS”) procurement conducted under FAR Subpart 8.4, all items quoted and ordered by the agency are required to be available on the vendor’s schedule contract…
GT L&E Blog
Governmental Regulations Do Not an Employee Make
By Greenberg Traurig, Greenberg Traurig
The Seventh Circuit recently affirmed the district court’s decision in Callahan v. City of Chicago, 75 F. Supp. 3d 791 (N.D. Ill. 2015). Callahan, a taxi driver in Chicago, brought…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Law Firm Settles Administrative Exemption Case: What Is “White Collar Production Work?”
This one is an interesting case. A law firm, Morgan & Morgan, PLLC has just settled a class action arising from within its own house. The law firm classified employees…