Author: Nathan S. Gibson
Illinois Becomes the First State to Enact Protections for Freelance Workers
From JDSupra, Kerri Feczko, Darren Mungerson, and Matthew Ruza discuss the recent law in Illinois that provides…
Contractor or employee? Choose wisely
From The Business Times, Janet Arrowood discusses the risks of misclassification from the persepective of the Internal…
Why Labor Investigations Target Independent Contractors
From RACmonitor, Cara Ludwig, Esq. discsusses the Department of Labor’s focus on misclassification in the healthcare industry….
42 proposed ballot questions filed with AG: Topics from rents to MCAS and driver rights
From MassLive, Chris Lisinski reports on measures that were brought to the Massachusetts Attorney General for review/approval before they…
Don’t Get Exposed: Limiting Your Liability Under Prevailing Wage and Hour Laws
From JDSupra, Eda Haksal and Jackson Nichols discuss the potential risk that a general contractor may be…
Don’t Hide Your Hyperlinks: (Successfully) Using Arbitration Agreements to Avoid Class Litigation
From JDSupra, David Krueger discusses a recent case which hinged on whether the plaintiff had actual or…
Ontario, Canada Appeal Court Finds Independent Contractors Have Duty to Mitigate Damages When Fixed-Term Contract is Terminated Early
From JDSupra, Rhonda Levy and George Vassos discuss a recent case in Ontario in which the court…
House Committee Debates Changes to Independent Contractor Rule
From Lexology, Hall Benefits Law reports that the Education Committee and Workforce Committee of the United States…
U.S. Labor Department seeking over 1,300 current, former workers at Arizona auto parts distributor, delivery company to repay over $5.6M in back wages, damages
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is looking for people who may have worked for Diligent…
United States Representatives Urge Department of Labor to Investigate Misclassification at Deel
From the office of Representative Adam Schiff (D-California), Representative Schiff, along with Representatives Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), Raúl…
Adolph v. Uber: Sending Individual PAGA Claims to Arbitration Does Not Affect Plaintiffs’ Standing to Pursue a Representative PAGA Claim
From JDSupra, Lisa Bowman, Katie Briscoe, Andrew Livingston, Amanda MacDonald, and Justin Washington discuss a recent case…
California Supreme Court Boosts PAGA Claimants’ Rights in Highly Anticipated Decision: 5-Step Action Plan for Employers
From JDSupra, Anet Drapalski, Benjamin Ebbink, Lonnie Giamela, Alden Parker, Erin Price, and Hannah Sweiss discuss the…
