Category: California
Arbitration: California truck drivers compelled to arbitrate wage claims
From HR.BLR.com, Michael Futterman and Jaime Touchstone discuss a recent case in which truck drivers were required…
Port Truck Drivers Win Nearly \$7 Million in Stolen Wages from Carson-based Trucking Company
From the Long Beach Post, Asia Morris reports that the California Labor Commission ordered a payment of…
CA Nurses were independent contractors
WorkersCompensation.com shares a case in California from EmploymentLawAcademy.com in which the court found that nurses were independent contractors and not…
Trucker Not Independent Contractor Despite Contract Language
From WorkersCompensation.com, EmploymentLawAcademy.com discusses a California case involving three parties, a complex contractual situation and a driver. The court…
Worker Misclassification Risk in California? Top 10 Questions to Ask about Your Independent Contractors
From the National Law Reivew, Adam Siegel offers his recommendation for the top 10 questions to ask…
Governor Brown Signs Bill Affording California Port Motor Carriers Amnesty to Reclassify Drivers Without Incurring Penalties
From Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith [website not available], Steven G. Gately and Jared M. Irmas report…
California firm to pay $5 million for misclassifying workers
Staffing Industry Analysts report two cases in which workers were allegedly misclassified as independent contractors. In the first…
California Court of Appeal Affirms Expense Reimbursement Award to Misclassified Employees
From the National Law Review, William E. Weiner and Adam Y. Siegel discuss a recent California court…
Can the On-Demand Economy Survive Without Independent Contractors?
From the Los Angeles Business Journal, Garret Reim discussed the recent determination in California that an Uber driver…
New York Bill Follows California’s Lead to Recognize Professional Cheerleaders as Employees
From Ogletree Deakins, Dino A. Bovell reports on legislation in California and proposed legislation in New York…
Court ruling in California could affect Uber drivers in Oklahoma
From NewsOK, Paula Burkes shares a conversation with Adam Childers about the California decision that an Uber driver…
Superior Court Judge Upholds Labor Commissioner’s Decision That Truck Driver Was Misclassified…
From PR Newswire, the California Department of Industrial Relations issued a press release announcing that a court…
