Category: Misclassification
Instacart Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering
Instacart, an online gig platform filed a regitration statement for its initial public offering. Instacart is a…
Startup Guide to Hiring and Terminations: Worker Classification
From JDSupra, Matthew Damm, Sheeva Ghassemi-Vanni, and Daniel McCoy offer terrific guidance to startups who are considering…
The War on Independent Work: Why Some Regulators Want to Abolish Independent Contracting, Why They Keep Failing, & Why We Should Declare Peace
From The Federalist Society, Tammy Dee McCutchen and Alexander MacDonald provide a thorough review of the problems…
NLRB Alleges Misclassification is an Unfair Labor Practice and a violation of the NLRA
In a complaint filed against XPO Logistics, Inc, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleged that by…
Coalition of 30 healthcare staffing firms seeks employment status clarification from DOL
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) reports that 30 healthcare staffing firms have asked the United States Department of…
Contractor or employee? Choose wisely
From The Business Times, Janet Arrowood discusses the risks of misclassification from the persepective of the Internal…
Why Labor Investigations Target Independent Contractors
From RACmonitor, Cara Ludwig, Esq. discsusses the Department of Labor’s focus on misclassification in the healthcare industry….
Don’t Get Exposed: Limiting Your Liability Under Prevailing Wage and Hour Laws
From JDSupra, Eda Haksal and Jackson Nichols discuss the potential risk that a general contractor may be…
House Committee Debates Changes to Independent Contractor Rule
From Lexology, Hall Benefits Law reports that the Education Committee and Workforce Committee of the United States…
U.S. Labor Department seeking over 1,300 current, former workers at Arizona auto parts distributor, delivery company to repay over $5.6M in back wages, damages
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is looking for people who may have worked for Diligent…
United States Representatives Urge Department of Labor to Investigate Misclassification at Deel
From the office of Representative Adam Schiff (D-California), Representative Schiff, along with Representatives Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), Raúl…
DOL’s Proposed FLSA Independent Contractor Rule: Control and Scheduling
From JDSupra, Andrew McKinley, Alex Simon, and Kyle Winnick discuss the Department of Labor’s proposed independent contractor…
