Category: Misclassification
Employee misclassification crackdown: DOL shells out millions to fund detection and enforcement
From HR.BLR.com, Jasmin M. Rojas, JD writes “For a while we have been telling you that the…
Be careful in just “doing something” about independent contractors
From the Beaufort Observer — “We would suggest that our politicians go slow on “fixing” this problem….
EDITORIAL: End ‘independent contractor’ tax dodge by construction companies
From insurancenewsnet.com — “Going forward, though, a couple of corrective actions seem appropriate at the federal…
Who is an Employee, Joint Employee, or Independent Contractor?
From Brad Reid on the Huffington Post — “Five court decisions in August 2014 illustrate how…
DOL Awards $10.2 Million to 19 States to Help Finance Their Crackdown on Independent Contractor Misclassification
From the Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Legal Blog – “The news from Washington, D.C. yesterday is that…
Immigrants are most susceptible to worker misclassification
From the Sacramento Bee — “A nationwide McClatchy investigation found that in Southern states such as North…
The Fair Labor Standards Act–Rx for Classifying Independent Workers?
“The current “right to control” model for identifying a contractor has evolved from tort law and the…
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…
Earthquake in the Independent Contractor Misclassification Field: Changed Landscape Following Serious Legal Blow to FedEx Ground by Federal Appellate Court
From the Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Legal Blog — FedEx Ground has been at the epicenter…
FedEx Misclassified Drivers As Independent Contractors, Rules Ninth Circuit
From Forbes – “FedEx is everywhere. But a key component of how it does business has been…
It depends: the top 3 inherently gray areas of employment law – Lexology
From Lexology — William A. Nolan identified three gray areas of employment law including: Is a worker an independent contractor…
Employee Misclassification Crackdown Continues to Impact the Event Marketing Industry
From PRWeb — “As the majority of the event marketing industry continues to walk a legal tightrope…
