Category: Misclassification
American Payroll Association Notes Concerns With Labor Department’s Proposed Worker Classification Rule
The American Payroll Association (APA) provided comments to the United States Department of Labor (DOL) in response…
Employers beware! FTC proposes sweeping rule banning nearly all employee (and independent contractor) non-compete agreements
From JDSupra, Thomas Groeller, Ed Harvey, and Nicole Williams discuss the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed rule prohibiting most…
Department of Labor obtains judgment ordering auto parts seller, logistics company to pay $5.6M to 1,398 misclassified drivers
The United States Department of Labor announced a consent judgement requiring a auto parts distributor and logistics…
Sports Industry Continues To Be Target For Independent Contractor Misclassification Class Actions
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses recentc cases in which workers in sports industries alleged they were misclassified…
Don’t panic: the long view of FTC’s proposed non-compete rule
From JDSupra, Patrick DePoy and William Wortel discuss the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed rule that would ban…
FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes with Employees and Workers and Limiting Employer Protections Against Unfair Competition
From JDSupra, Dawn Mertineit, Robert Milligan, Marcus Mintz, Katherine Perrelli, and Michael Wexler discuss a rule proposed…
Real estate agent: employee or independent contractor?
From Human Resources Director, Bernise Carolino discusses a recent case in California in which the court said…
US Department of Labor obtains judgement ordering Winter Haven security company, owner to pay $117K in back wages, damages
The United States Department of Labor announced that a federal court ordered a secruity services company to…
Department of Labor and IRS Intensify Cooperation on Worker Misclassification
From JDSupra, Miguel Lopez, and William Hays Weissman discuss the Memorandum of Understanding for Employment Tax Referrals…
President Biden Signs the “Speak Out Act” – Prohibiting Employers from Enforcing Pre-dispute Nondisclosure and Nondisparagement Agreements for Claims Involving Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment
From JDSupra, Jacob Thaler discusses the enactment of the Speak Out Act that prohibits the enforcement of…
US Department of Labor, IRS renew agreement to continue, improve joint effort to combat employee misclassification
The United States Department of Labor announced that it has renewed a memorandum of understanding witht the…
Attorney General Bonta Joins National Coalition Pushing for Stronger Federal Protections Against Worker Misclassification
A coalition of 17 attorneys general provided comments in support of the Departmet of Labor’s proposed rule…
