Category: Misclassification
How Freelancers Can Build a Passive Income Stream
Being a freelancer has its benefits, which include being able to work your own hours from any…
Canada Needs to Crack Down on Driver Inc Wage Theft
Truckers Report discusses the misclassification of truck drivers in Canada: Called “Driver Inc,” Canadian truckers are reportedly…
Year in Review: Top 5 Employment Law Developments of 2021
From JDSupra, Esra Hudson discusses some of the top stories of 2021 including developments relating to independent…
The Department of Labor and The National Labor Relations Board Announce Agreement Enhancing Cooperation Between the Agencies
From JDSupra, Joshua Fox, Steven Porzio, and Jordan Simon discuss the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by…
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rejects Use of Independent Contractor Statute for Joint Employment Status Determination
From JDSupra, Danielle Dillon and Tom Pagliarini discuss the recent decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court…
Courts Unlikely to Accept a New NLRB Independent Contractor Test
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein reviews the history of the National Labor Relations Board’s approach to the classification of…
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Invites Briefs Regarding Independent Contractor Standard
From the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): Office of Public Affairs 202-273-1991 publicinfo@nlrb.gov www.nlrb.gov December 27, 2021…
Year in Review: Major Worker Misclassification Litigations in 2021
From GreenLight, Alex Steeno reviews some of the top misclassification litigation in 2021. Alex writes: Court Approves…
Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Locum Tenens’ Discrimination Claims Because Physician Was Not A Hospital Employee
From JDSupra, Jessica Marsh discusses a recent case in which a doctor was not able to bring…
Insurance Agents as Independent Contractors: Best Practices To Preserve This Status
From JDSupra, Gregory Abrams and Graciela Quintana discuss how to preserve the status of insurance agents as…
Supreme Court to Consider Arguments on Pulling Plug on OSHA COVID-19 ETS
From Jackson Lewis, Courtney M. Malveaux, Melanie L. Paul, Patricia Anderson Pryor, Catherine A. Cano, Katharine C. Weber, and…
EU Proposes New Legislation to Protect “Digital Labor Platform” Workers from Status Misclassification
From JDSupra, Edward Carlier, Eric van Dam, and Ben Smith Over 28 million people in the EU…