Category: Misclassification
Waste Management Company Settles Misclassification Claims with Recycling Sorters
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses a case in which recyclables sorters settled their claims that they were…
Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Department of Labor and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Merger Investigations which includes Focus on Independent Contractor Misclassification
From JDSupra, Daniel Doron reports that the Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Department…
Welding Inspector Was Independent Contractor, not Covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
From JDSupra, John Adams, Jr. reports that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals said that a welding…
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Announces that New Enforcement Tools Have Strengthened Construction Labor Market
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment announced that new tools to protect workers in the construction…
Staffing company Instawork again violates wage laws thousands of times
The City of Denver Auditor’s office announced that Instawork and its related staffing firm Advantage Workforce Services,…
Arbitration Clause Rendered Illusory and Unenforceable by Unilateral Amendment Clause
From JDSupra, David Anthony, Kalama Lui-Kwan, Jeremy Rosenblum, Alan Wingfield, and Mary Zinsner discuss a recent case…
NLRB and Michigan AG Partner to Protect Workers
From JDSupra, Cozen O’Connor reports that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Michigan Attorney General agreed…
Is the FTC’s Ban on Non-Competes a Non-Issue?…Not Yet
From JDSupra, Craig Kubiak and Laurie Meyer discuss the looming rule by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…
Customer Service Companies Using Independent Contractor Business Model Risk Misclassification Liability
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses two recent cases which involved claims that customer service representatives were misclassified…
How Construction Employers Can Avoid Common Wage & Hour Claims
From JDSupra, Gabrielle Bohannon and Kristina Vaquera provide terrific guidance on how construction employes can avoid wage…
Jurors Disagree on Whether Ride Share Drivers Are Independent Contractors or Employees
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses cases in which there were hung juries on the question of whether…
Practical Guidance on Labor and Employment Issues in a Post-Chevron World
From JDSupra, David Broderdorf, Russell Bruch, Crystal Carey, Alana Genderson, Sharon Perley Masling, and Gabriella Ravida discusss…
