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worker classification
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Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Dog Days (of Winter) are Over: Audits for Worker Misclassification On Increase
Consistent readers of the blog will no doubt know of my weaving in pop culture into blog posts. So it was with some good fortune that as I began to…
Employment & Labor
Upcoming Seminar: Independent Contractor v. Employee – “Saying It’s So, Doesn’t Make It So”
The risks involved in misclassifying a worker as an independent contractor rather than an employee have always been serious. A number of federal and state agencies regulate the proper classification…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
IRS Expands Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program
Here's something else about the IRS...Earlier this week, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it has expanded its Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP), paving the way for more taxpayers to take advantage…
Louisiana Law Blog
What’s in a Name? Classifying Someone as an “Employee” or an “Independent Contractor” Can Have Significant Effects
“What is in a name? That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet . . .” -William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Roses aside, classifying…
Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
Unemployment Benefit Claims and Independent Contractor Misclassification Liability: A Single Claim by One Worker Can Lead to Disastrous Results
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
It is rare for a business to challenge an administrative determination concerning a single worker’s claim for unemployment insurance benefits. Indeed, many employers tend to delegate responsibility to handle administrative proceedings before…
Benefit Notes
Independent Contractor or Employee – it can depend upon who has the burden of proof
By Stinson LLP
Those of us who work in the benefits area understand that the distinction between employee and independent contractor is an important one, but one in which the determination is not…
Wage & Hour Insights
DOL’s Misclassification Initiative Continues
By FranczekPC
Iowa is the latest State to sign a Memorandum of Understanding and join forces with the U.S. Department of Labor to combat employee misclassification. Although Labor Secretary Solis has announced…
Employee Benefits Blog
IRS Guidance Favorably Modifies Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program
by Diane M. Morgenthaler, Ruth Wimer and David Diaz One year ago the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Announcement 2011-64, which provided a Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP) for employers…
Inside Jobs
Worker (Mis)Classification: IRS Expands Voluntary Settlement Program
By Inside Jobs
Misclassification of workers remains a hot button issue. The IRS continues to scrutinize employers’ worker classification practices, and it is likely that health reform will cause the Department of Labor…
California Employment Law Update
Trial Court Erred In Failing To Certify Class Action For Unpaid Overtime And Meal-And-Rest Breaks
Bradley v. Networkers Int'l, LLC, 2012 WL 6182473 (Cal. Ct. App. 2012) The three named plaintiffs in this case were among approximately 140 skilled workers retained by Networkers to provide…