Category: Misclassification
Are On Demand Workers Independent Contractors In Name Only?
From Forbes, Robert W. Wood discusses whether some on-demand workers might really be employees instead of independent…
Independent Contractor Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2015 Seeks to Eliminate “Safe Harbor” for Businesses
From JDSupra, Richard J. Reibstein of Pepper Hamilton provides a terrific analysis of the differences between the bill…
Independent contractors—Avoiding misclassification under the FLSA
From Inside Counsel, Joseph E. Gumina and Erica N. Reib discuss properly classifying workers as employees or…
DOL Independent Contractor Guidance Around The Corner
From Law 360, Ben James reports that the United States Department of Labor is about to provide…
Why Your Beauty Salon Likely Doesn’t Have Any Employees
From ThinkProgress, Bryce Covert discusses the possible misclassification of beauty salon workers. Bryuce writes: Hair salons have…
Is Your Independent Contractor Truly Independent?
From abcFinancial, Melissa Knowles discusses the challenges of properly classifying workers as employees or independent contractors and…
Independent Contractor Bill Introduced By Congressman Erik Paulsen
From PR Newsire, the Customized Logisitics and Delivery Association issued a press release announcing the introduction of a…
Do You Really Work For Yourself?
From Career Addict, Andre Smith shares his story as an independent contractor/freelancer and how the labor department…
New GAO Report Shows 85% of Independent Contractors Are “Content with Their Employment Type”
From the Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Legal Blog, Richard J. Reibstein writes about a recent GAO report…
Employee Misclassification in the Entertainment Industry
From JDSupra, Christiane Kinney from LeClair Ryan discusses the ways in the entertainment in which workers are misclassified….
Are 1099 Employees Allowed to Work Inside a Business?
From Small Business Chronicle, Ron Sardisco addresses a frequently asked question about independent contractors: can independent contractors…
NFL Cheerleaders To Be Deemed “Employees” And Protected Under Proposed Law
From Wage & Hour – Development & HIghlights, Mark Tabakman reports on legislation in California that would…
