Category: Misclassification

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Working With an Independent Contractor

From the Gastonia Business Law Blog —  Independent contractors are those that provide services to an individual or business…

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U.S. Open Umpires and Linesmen Are Independent Contractors, Court Rules

From Baker Hostetler – JDSupra — In an opinion that disappointingly failed to take advantage of countless pun opportunities,…

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Independent Contractor? Are You Sure?

From Elarbee Thompson–  Multi-state businesses “face unique challenges when attempting to classify individuals correctly as non-employees: whether an…

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Are You An Employee Or Independent Contractor?

From Jackson & Lundell — Tests on how an employee is classified can be tricky. The central theme in…

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Employee Vs Independent Contractor 4 Tests To Determine An Employment Relationship

From Assurance Agency: Insurance Brokerage — “There are 4 common tests to determine an employment relationship.  Employers should be…

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6 ideas for curbing worker misclassification

From McClatchy DC — “There’s no single magic bullet that can eliminate misclassification of workers. But according…

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Silicon Valley Misclassification: ‘New York’ Magazine Focuses on How the 1099 Economy May Be Exposing Tech Start-Up Companies to Costly Liability for Their Use of Independent Contractors

  From Independent Contractor Compliance —  “Today’s online edition of New York Magazine’s “Daily Intelligencer” includes a…

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Misclassification of Workers: An Attempt to Save Could Cost Your Business A Bundle

  From  Pessin Katz Law, P.A. – JDSupra. — “Whether a worker is classified as an “employee” as…

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More Thought Leaders Call for Cracking Down on Worker Misclassification

  From the Construction Citizen — “There is growing anger across the nation about the about the cancer of…

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Are you actually an independent contractor? A rough diagnostic.

  From the The Washington Post — “Perhaps the most relevant question in the workplace today — and one…

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Tax cheats prey on immigrants in construction trade

  From The Seattle Times — “A nationwide McClatchy investigation found that in Southern states, where there’s a lack…

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Our View: Misclassifying employees cheats everyone

From fayobserver.com: Editorial — If your employer announced that your hourly job was being converted to independent-contractor status…