Author: Nathan S. Gibson
Misclassifying workers can cause tax woes
From Cincinnati.com: Advantages of hiring an employee • The hourly wage for an employee is usually less…
DOL Officials Discuss Misclassification Enforcement, Minimum Wage During Workplace Panel
From Littler — Labor Secretary Thomas Perez claimed increasing the federal minimum wage is the “centerpiece” of…
Independent contractor vs. employee: Were employment discrimination claims valid?
From HR.BLR.com — The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals found that a pathologist was an independent contractor…
No workers comp benefits due taxi driver after being shot by passenger
From Business Insurance — A three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals [found]… that Mr….
Employee Or Independent Contractor? Bigger Than Immigration
From Forbes — Robert W. Wood writes — As we face immigration reform, tax reform and many…
Independent No More: The Crackdown on the Use of Independent Contractors
From Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC and JDSupra — federal courts use an “economic realities” test to determine whether…
Independent Contractor vs. Employee? or How much trouble could you be getting into with sub-contractors?
From the Russell Agency — “Connecticut does not employ a statute or regulation-derived list of factors to…
Contractor or Employee? Silicon Valley’s Branding Dilemma
From Forbes — Handy, a startup that lets users book cleaners and handymen, hires its workers as…
Were Truck Drivers Employees Despite Terms of Agreement?
From Bloomberg BNA — The drivers were employees under the Kansas Wage Payment Act, not independent contractors…
Independent Contractors, Employers, and Unemployment Benefits in Massachusetts
From Go Local Worcester — The November 12, 2014 case of Subcontracting Concepts, Inc. v. Commissioner of…
How to know whether you’ve got an employee or independent contractor
From Vegas Inc. — “The Nevada Supreme Court recently adopted the federal economic realities test to determine…
I’ve hired an independent contractor. What legal concerns should I have?
From Integrated General Counsel, a one-minute video on the legal concerns of hiring an independent contractor.
