Category: Misclassification
Homejoy’s Shutdown, Due to Misclassification Lawsuits, Likely to Propel Tech Start-Ups to Enhance Their Independent Contractor Compliance
From the Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Legal Blog, Richard Reibstein discusses Homejoy’s decision to close because of lawsuits…
Clinton says she’d ‘crack down’ on independent contractor abuse. Obama already has
From the Washington Post, Lydia DePillis reports on how some politicians have been addressing the issue of…
No Vacation for Employment Law: New “Interpretation” for Independent Contractors Issued by USDOL
From JDSupra, Daniel Schwartz discusses the Department of Labor’s guidance on misclassification and the complexity of classifying…
Labor Department Tries to Clarify Hiring Rules for Gig Economy
From Inc., Christopher S. Rugaber discusses the Labor Department’s guidance on the classification of workers as employees…
DOL Interpretation Says “Most Workers are Employees” Under the FLSA’s Broad Definitions
From JDSupra, Rachel Ullrich from Ford Harrison discusses the recent DOL Administrative Interpretation. Rachel writes: “While the…
Employee Or Contractor? New U.S. Guidelines Could Reclassify Workers
From NPR, Yuki Noguchi reports on the effect of the new guidelines. In particular, she identifies the…
New, Different, Dramatic? The Labor Department’s New Guidance on Independent Contractor Misclassification Is Nothing New Legally, But Will Reinvigorate the Crackdown on the Proliferating Use of Contractors
From the Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Legal Blog, Richard Reibstein provides an excellent analysis of the recent…
U.S. Department of Labor releases Guidance on Economic Realities Test
From the United States Department of Labor, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced the release of the Administrator’s…
Handy Worker Files Suit, Claims She Made Only $14 For 30 Hours Of Work
From Fast Company, Sarah Kessler reports that a woman who worked for Handy has claimed that she was…
Do Uber Drivers Really Want to Be Full-Time Employees?
From the Wall Street Journal, Douglas MacMillan reports that hundreds of Uber drivers don’t want to be employees…
Telemedicine Providers: Are My Doctors Employees or Independent Contractors?
From the National Law Review, Nathaniel M. Lacktman and Richard C. Werblow discuss the classification of doctors…
Three Paths for Pastoral Payroll: Independent Contractor
From MAG Booking, Ivy Sprague discusses ways to handle payroll for church pastors and in particular whether a…
