Author: Nathan S. Gibson
Independent Contractors Lying In Wait… An Employment Law Perspective
From Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and JDSupra— “Here is a common scenario. An individual is engaged…
OFCCP posts new FAQs on employee vs. independent contractor determinations
From HR.BLR.com — “Q: What are the Darden factors? A: The Darden factors that should be considered…
Court Finds Sacramento Bee Misclassified Employees as Independent Contractors
From insurancenewsnet.com — “The Superior Court for the County of Sacramento held that the Sacramento Bee owned by…
Employers face crackdown over worker misclassification
From the Employee Benefit News — “Since the onset of the recession, there has been a surge in…
I quit! Why more than one-third of the U.S. workforce is going freelance
From the StarTribune.com, Molly Priesmeyer writes “…part of the reason freelancers have become the newest, growing workforce is because…
FAAAA May Preempt Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law
From Mondaq.com — “In its lawsuit, the MDA argued that converting drivers from independent contractors to employees…
New California Law Imposes Costly Risks to Companies Using Independent Contractors Supplied by Staffing and Recruiting Firms – But Risks Can Be Minimized
From Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Legal Blog — On September 28, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown of California…
Independent Contractor vs. Employee
From the Law Firm of Leisawitz Heller — “The differences can be boiled down to the degree of…
Pan-American Life Insurance Group Introduces Their Independent Contractor Occupational Accident Product
From insurancenewsnet.com — Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG), a leading provider of insurance and financial services throughout…
Silicon Valley’s Contract-Worker Problem
From NYMag — I first heard the term “1099 economy” at this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt conference, where it…
Tax dodging through misclassification needs to stop
From NC SPIN Balanced Debate for the Old North State — “Employee misclassification.” The term is not…
Employee vs Independent Contractor – Work at Home and set your own Schedule
From Computer Solutions — What I seek to do is highlight typical circumstances distinguishing the employed from…
