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worker classification
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Connecticut Employment Law Blog
A Dollar Here, 35 Million Dollars There…: Classifcation of Employees Remains Timely Issue
While I'm out on vacation for a bit, I thought I'd have one of my colleagues share a post on a recent case he's focused on. Mick Lavelle is no…
Labor Law Prof Blog
GAO Report on Employee Status
The General Accountability Office has issued the report Employee Misclassification on the distinction between employees and independent contractors. The report is 74 pages long. Here's a description:When employers improperly classify…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Misclassification Of Workers: Restrictions And Enforcement On The Rise
Previously we have discussed the risks associated with contingent worker arrangements (engagements of independent contractors, consultants, freelancers, temporary staffers, and “as needed” workers, etc.). These risks will continue to grow…
Texas Employment Law Update
Proper Classification of Workers as Employees or Independent Contractors May Reduce Litigation Exposure
Employers have long been challenged by a variety of wage and hour litigation such as misclassification cases and off-the-clock overtime cases. One of the latest trends in wage and hour litigation is…
Alabama Employment Law Report
US SUPREME COURT DENIES HEARING IN ALABAMA FLSA CLASS ACTION: JUDGMENT OF $35.6 MILLION STANDS
According to Roy Williams of the Birmingham News, the Supreme Court today let stand a $35.6 million judgment against Family Dollar for not paying overtime to more than 1,400 employees…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Financial Employees Shot Down In Effort For Class Action
In a relatively rare occurrence, but one of special interest to financial services employers a federal judge has rejected an effort by a putative class of Citibank NA employees whose…
California Employment Law Update
Ninth Circuit Certifies Questions To California Supreme Court Regarding Pharmaceutical Sales Reps
By Tony Oncidi
D’Este v. Bayer Corp., 565 F.3d 1119 (9th Cir. 2009) The Ninth Circuit has certified two questions of law to be answered by the California Supreme Court pursuant to Cal.…
The Retirement Plan Blog
You say “independent contractor”, they say “employee”
By Jerry Kalish
It's the age-old story: worker classification, or rather misclassification. I wrote about it this past February, Independent Contractor or Employee? Employee Classification Still A High Priority Enforcement Matter.That was about…
Employer Law Report
Employers Court Danger When Using Technology to Investigate Employee Misconduct or Gather Evidence Without Prior Legal Advice
By Brian Hall
Perhaps it's the economy. Perhaps it's the lure of trying to catch someone in the act. Perhaps it's something else entirely, but we're starting to see more instances of employers…
Employer Law Report
Ohio Focus on Worker Misclassification Warrants Second Look At Independent Contractor Relationships
By Brian Hall
With the Ohio Attorney General's enforcement eye now focused on the costs of misclassification, it is important for Ohio employers to understand the potential consequences if they are found to…