Category: Misclassification
Misclassified Caregiver Awarded $3 million
From the Asian Journal, Attorny C. Joe Sayas, Jr. reports on a case in which a caretaker was…
Up to 2.1 Million U.S. Construction Workers Are Illegally Misclassified or Paid Off the Books
From The Century Foundation, Laura Valle Gutierrez,, Russ Ormiston, Dale L. Belman, and Jody Calemine report htat millions of…
United States Department of Labor Recovers Back Wages and Damages for Security Guards Misclassified as Independent Contractors
The United States Department of Labor announced the recovery of wages and damgess for security gurads misclassified…
Chicago Passes Sweeping New Paid Leave Ordinance
From JDSupra, Laura Friedel discusses the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance that applies…
United States Department of Labor Recovers $532K for Home Care Workers Misclassified as Independent Contractors
The United States Department of Labor announced that it recovered $532,842 for home healthcare workers who were…
Hoopla Over Arbitration of IC Misclassification Cases Makes Little Sense:
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses the exception to the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) for workers engaged in…
“Unlawyering” Can Avoid Joint Employer Status Under the New NLRB Rule
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses the new joint employer rule issued by the National Labor Relations Board…
Onboarding for Service Providers at Early-Stage Companies
From JDSupra, Giancarlos Rodriguez, Gary Schall, and Daniel Zimmermann discuss the challenges and issues facing start-ups who…
NLRB Issues Final Rule for Joint-Employer Standard: What do Employers Need to Know?
From JDSupra, Andrew Coffey, Robert Luskin, and Graham Newsome discuss the new rule issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that…
National Labor Relations Board’s Finalized Joint Employer Rule Ensures More Workers Will Seek Union Membership: Your 10-Step Plan
From JDSupra, Steven Bernstein, Patrick Collopy, and Tami Essis Culkar discuss the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)…
Mastering Worker (Mis)Classification: What Leaders Need To Know
From Forbes, Raj Maddula provides excellent guidance for avoid misclassification issues. Raj writes: Safeguarding Worker Classification Here…
Independent contractor classification issue for temp nursing staff driving controversy
Staffing Industry Analysts discusses the debate around the classification of nurses as employees. It became a more…
