Category: Misclassification
Employers Must Protect Employees from Third-Party Harassment
From Lexology, Fiona W. Ong discusses a recent case in which an employee was able to proceed…
U.S. DOL Recovers $650K for 26 Misclassified Delivery Drivers
The United States Department of Labor obtained a judgment to recover $650,000 for 26 delivery drivers who…
The Rising Global Trend of Independent Contractors and the Importance of Compliance with Employment Law
From EINPresswire, @nimbleglobal discusses the risks of and best practices for properly classifying independen contractors in a…
FLSA Privilege Cases Show Employers Cannot Have Their Cake And Eat It!
From JDSupra, Mark Tabakman discusses two cases in which companies tried to rely on advice from their…
Earn by Time Mode
DoorDash announces a Earn buy Time option for drivers to be paid an hourly rate while delivering….
US Department of Labor sues national customer support service provider in Florida for workers misclassified as independent contractors
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it filed a suit against Arise Virtual Solutions,…
US Department of Labor Recovered $142K for Misclassified Healthcare Workers
The United States Department of Labor recovered $142,360 in back wages for 65 workers misclassified as independent…
DOL’s Proposed FLSA Independent Contractor Rule: Investment as Indicative of Profit and Loss
From JDSupra, Andrew McKinley, Alex Simon, and Kyle Winnick discuss the United States Department of Labor’s proposed…
U.S. Department of Labor Further Delays Release of Independent Contractor Final Rule
From JDSupra, Justin Barnes and Jeffrey Brecher discuss the United States Department of Labor’s recent announcement that…
The FTC’s Continued Attack on Noncompete Agreements
From JDSupra, Gerard Clodomire discusses cases brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against companies objecting to…
Nike could be fined over $530m for misclassifying thousands of workers
From the Guardian, Dominic Rushe reports that Nike received an analysis that suggests that Nike may have…
U.S. Senators and Representative Introduce Legislation to Test Portable Benefits
United States Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN) and Representative Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) introduced…
