Category: Misclassification

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Worker Classification: Employee or an Independent Contractor?

From Business Know How — Jovana Jerinic discusses the importance of properly classifying a worker as an…

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1099 Made Simple, Less Risk

From the Infiniti HR Blog — Mindy Flanigan provides some superb guidance on how to engage with independent contractors.  She…

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Employee or Independent Contractor: Why It Matters

From HVACR Business — Christopher Boman and Boris Sorsher of Fisher Y Phillips, LLP discuss the importance of properly…

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Uber, Lyft business models threatened by lawsuits

From Business Insider — Maya Kosoff writes about two lawsuits that may require Uber and Lyft to…

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Wondering what the Department of Labor will be doing this year? Here’s what the agency says

From Lexology — David L. Woodward of Poyner Spruill writes about what the the United States Department…

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Avoiding Independent Contractor Misclassification in the IT Sector

From the DCR Workforce Blog, this post recognizes the challenges of classifying IT professionals as independent contractors.  While…

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The independent Contractor Hired by Your Hotel is Now Your Employee. How did that Happen?

From the DCR Workforce Blog — The DCR Workforce Blog identifies the hospitality industry as one of industries being…

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Is Your Worker an Employee or Independent Contractor?

From Wiebe Hinton Hambalek, LLP — Chelsey Marderosian summarizes the factors used by the IRS to determine…

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$6.5 million class action settlement imparts four lessons for companies seeking to minimize independent contractor misclassification liability

From Lexology — from the Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Blog, Pepper Hamilton attorneys provide 4 lessons…

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Employers must follow strict rules for independent contractors

From Consumer Affairs — Mark Huffman writes about the differences between employees and independent contractors.  He writes:…

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UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy pushes boundaries of what it means to be an independent contractor

From MMAFighting.com — Luke Thomas reports that UFC fighters are treated as independent contractors and told what…

Independent Contractor Compliance Blog by Pepper Hamilton
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December 2014 Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Update

Every month Pepper Hamilton provide a great update on cases, regulatory and legislative initiatives and other current…