Author: Nathan S. Gibson
In the sharing economy, are workers employees or independent contractors?
From The Boston Globe –“The worker of the future will be fast, flexible, and available the instant…
Workers Comp Corner: Being mindful with contract help
From the Times Argus Online — “In order for a person in Vermont to be eligible for workers’ compensation…
How a ruling against FedEx could hammer Uber, Lyft
From Upstart Business Journal — “”I view the decision in our case as one that should be…
Sole Proprietors and Self-Employed Workers Show Strong Gains Statewide
From NJ Spotlight — “The recovery of New Jersey’s economy may continue to be slow, but one sector…
Freelance workers a growing segment of California economy – LA Times
From LA Times — ” [W]orkers in California and elsewhere aren’t so sorry to give up the traditional 9-to-5 working…
The Shifting American Workforce: Growing Legions of Freelancers and Independent Contractors
From Inquisitr.com — “The freelance phenomenon may possibly be a result of shifting career attitudes held by younger…
Wash. Court of Appeals Holds Independent Contractors Are Protected from Retaliation by the Wash. Law Against Discrimination
From Stoel Rives LLP via JDSupra — “[T]he Washington Court of Appeals’ recent ruling in Currier v. Northland Services,…
Illinois claims lead in auditing for misclassified ICs
From Staffing Industry Analysts — “Illinois led the nation in auditing employers for independent contractor misclassification,…
The Myth of Being a Successful Freelancer
From Gene Marks on the Huffington Post – “There was once a time when it was just…
53 Million Americans Are Freelancing, New Survey Finds
From the oDesk Blog — “More than 53 million Americans are freelancing, according to “Freelancing in America:…
Angela Carella: Workers get $6.5 million their bosses didn’t pay them
From the StamfordAdvocate — “The Wage & Workplace Standards Division gets about 4,000 complaints a year, said the…
Illinois Against Worker Misclassification
From the Alton Daily News — If someone is an independent contractor, they will be issued…
