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Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
April 2015 Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification News Update
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
The leading news in the area of independent contractor compliance and misclassification in April 2015 is the settlement by Macy's and its logistics company in New Jersey with the delivery drivers and…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Do Lower Gasoline Prices Signal A New Wave Of FLSA Actions In The Energy Industry?
We are all happy with the falling gasoline prices we have experienced, but, as lawyers, we (seemingly) always look for the dark spot in the sky. Some commentators are positing…
Employment Law Business Guide
Have NH’s Agencies Finally Solved the Independent Contractor Inequity? HB 450 Passed by NH House of Representatives.
By Beth Deragon
NH Department of Labor Commissioner, James Craig, took the bull by the horns this past year and, with a determination not often seen by Commissioners, brought interested parties together to…
Wage & Hour Insights
“Sharing Economy” Jobs Share Same Independent Contractor Issues as “Regular Economy”
By FranczekPC
A CNN op-ed piece caught my eye recently as it discussed some of the difficulties the so-called millennial generation is having in Silicon Valley and elsewhere when it comes to…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
New Jersey Missclassification Wage and Hour Suit
An interesting case coming out of New Jersey… We often blog about “misclassification” which is a laconic way of referring to the misclassification of employees as something other than employees,…
Understanding the ADA
Where does an independent contractor turn if he or she is terminated on the basis of his or her disability?
I Introduction Let's say that you have a client that is an independent contractor. The following day after disclosing that he or she has a disability, the independent contractor relationship…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
Taking a Pass on a “Reclass” Class (or Collective): Court Denies Reclassified Employees’ Certification Motion
By Michael Fucci, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Authored by Jessica Lieberman The decision whether to reclassify employees whose exempt status is arguable can sometimes create something of a double bind for employers: reclassification should be the conservative…
Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
February 2015 Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Update
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
This month’s headline developments are a set of cases reported in February dealing with class action IC misclassification claims: the highest court in a key state agreeing to decide whether…
Labor Days
Payless Pays More in Connecticut FLSA Settlement with Store Managers Seeking Overtime Wages
By Kelley Drye
Following on the increase in wage class actions, this week brings us a hefty settlement for shoe retailer, Payless Shoesource Inc. Last March, former Payless store managers filed suit in…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
The Drive Towards “Fighting” Misclassification Heats Up In DC
I had blogged a few weeks ago about the Obama Administration’s initiative to revamp the white collar exemption rules to make more people overtime eligible. Well, the Administration is not…