Category: California
California Court of Appeal Enforces Contractor’s Agreement to Arbitrate Misclassification Claims Out of State
From the National Law Review — “This case is important for two reasons: (1) the court upheld…
Nailing Down Independent Contractor Status
From HG.org — Erin Mindoro provides an excellent review of the Happy Nails and other independent contractor cases — Happy…
Cal. Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for Class Certification of Independent Contract Class Actions
From Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP — The California Supreme Court said that the standard for certifying a…
Owner Liable For Unpaid Wages And Liquidated Damages for Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors
From Mondaq Employment and HR — Following an investigation into certain residential treatment facilities for the elderly, disabled and…
9th Circuit Shows No Affinity For Independent Contractor Status In Delivery Drivers
From Mondaq Employment and HR In Ruiz v. Affinity Logistics Corporation, the Court of Appeals rejected the district…
California: When is an Independent Contractor Actually an Employee?
From Rukin Hyland Doria & Tindall LLP — The U.S. Department of Labor has published a worksheet that describes…
Another Logistics and Delivery Company Found to Have Misclassified its Drivers as Independent Contractors
From the Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Legal Blog — The Ninth Circuit set forth the governing law in…
Delivery drivers are employees, not independent contractors, Ninth Circuit rules
From Lexology — “In a decision issued June 16, 2014, the Ninth Circuit ruled that despite the contract terms…
Why many truckers choose independence
From the Press-Telegram — Within three short years, I went from working for others to owning and…
Two janitorial companies to pay more than $1.5 million for worker misclassification
From Transportation, Safety, Human Resources Compliance – J. J. Keller & Associates — The California Labor Commissioner issued citations…
Employee or Independent Contractor? The Risks of Making A Wrong Decision Grow
From California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog — Employers use independent contractors instead of employees for a variety of reasons…
