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How Freelancers Can Build a Passive Income Stream
Being a freelancer has its benefits, which include being able to work your own hours from any…
Canada Needs to Crack Down on Driver Inc Wage Theft
Truckers Report discusses the misclassification of truck drivers in Canada: Called “Driver Inc,” Canadian truckers are reportedly…
Year in Review: Top 5 Employment Law Developments of 2021
From JDSupra, Esra Hudson discusses some of the top stories of 2021 including developments relating to independent…
The Department of Labor and The National Labor Relations Board Announce Agreement Enhancing Cooperation Between the Agencies
From JDSupra, Joshua Fox, Steven Porzio, and Jordan Simon discuss the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by…
US Department of Labor recovers $115K in back wages, liquidated damages after investigators find Hawaii contractor’s pay practices violated federal law
From the United States Department of Labor: Employer misclassified employees as independent contractors, paid straight time for…
Is the end near? Supreme Court set to rule on whether California’s PAGA law runs afoul of the Federal Arbitration Act
From JDSupra, Joseph Blalock and Adam Primm report that the United States Supreme Court is considering whether…
US Supreme Court to Review Whether PAGA Claim Can Be Arbitrated
From JDSupra, Christopher Braham, Joseph Mulherin, and Harrison Zator discusses the United States Supreme Court’s decision to…
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rejects Use of Independent Contractor Statute for Joint Employment Status Determination
From JDSupra, Danielle Dillon and Tom Pagliarini discuss the recent decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court…
Courts Unlikely to Accept a New NLRB Independent Contractor Test
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein reviews the history of the National Labor Relations Board’s approach to the classification of…
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Invites Briefs Regarding Independent Contractor Standard
From the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): Office of Public Affairs 202-273-1991 publicinfo@nlrb.gov www.nlrb.gov December 27, 2021…
Year in Review: Major Worker Misclassification Litigations in 2021
From GreenLight, Alex Steeno reviews some of the top misclassification litigation in 2021. Alex writes: Court Approves…
SCOTUS to decide whether FAA preempts California’s prohibition on the arbitration of PAGA representative claims
From JDSupra, James Bogan III reports that the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will consider…
