Category: California
California Class Action Wage and Hour Lawsuit Alleges Contractor Misclassification
From Top Class Actions, Amanda Antell discusses that an electrical construction technical representative alleges he was…
Calif. Labor Commissioner Sides with Drivers on XPO Driver Wage and Hour Claims
From Top Class Actions, Tamara Burns discusses the cases of alleged misclassification in California of drivers. …
California Labor Compliance Lawsuit Expected to Settle for $2.75 Million
From California Labor News, Gordon Gibb reports on a settlement of claims alleging workers were misclassified as independent…
Builders responsible for construction wage theft in CA bill
From the Sacramento Bee, Alexei Koseff writes about a California bill that would require general contractors to…
San Francisco Encourages Worker Empowerment with New Gig Economy Guidance
From JDSupra, Bailey Bifoss discusses efforts by San Francisco to help workers in the gig economy. Bailey writes:…
What you missed at the GrubHub trial about 1099 independent contractors
From TechCrunch, Megan Rose Dickey provides a superb report and analysis of GrubHub tria. Megal writes: Liss-Riordan has…
Postmates’ $9M Misclassification Deal Gets OK’d
From Law360, Dorothy Atkins reports on the preliminary approval of a settlement of couriers alleged to have been…
Labor Commissioner’s Office Files $6.3 Million Misclassification and Wage Theft Lawsuit against Glendale Construction Company
MarketsInsider shares a press release from PRNewswire reporting that the California Labor Commissioner filed a lawsuit alleging…
Contractor fined $3.5M for workers comp, other violations
From Business Insurance, Louise Esola reports that an Oakland contractor was fined $3.5 million for,…
Independent Contractors & Consultants Can be Subject to Conflict of Interest Laws – California Supreme Court Sets New Precedent for GC Section 1090
From JDSupra, Michael Maurer and Gary Schons discuss a recent California Supreme Court case which said independent contractors were “employees”…
California Supreme Court Set to Address Fate of Independent Contracting
From JDSupra, Seyfarth Shaw warns of a case in California that “would effectively eliminate independent contractor…
Man alleges Laboratory Express Inc. misclassified him as an independent contractor
From Northern California Record, Philip Gonzales reports that a former courier is seeking damages for being classified as…
