Category: Misclassification

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Real estate agent: employee or independent contractor?

From Human Resources Director, Bernise Carolino discusses a recent case in California in which the court said…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…