Category: California
Newspaper Carriers were Employees, Despite Independent Contractor Agreement, California Court Rules
From Jackson Lewis Workplace Resource Center — “Under California law, whether a worker is an employee or…
High Court Asked To Rein In 9th Circuit Court on Misclassification of Drivers
From Law 360 — “Affinity Logistics Corp. has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth…
California Labor Contractor and Independent Contractor Issues
From the National Law Review — “California has, for a variety of reasons, become a particularly hostile…
Wage Order—Not Borello—Applies in Independent Contractor Status Test Says California Court of Appeal
From JDSupra Business Advisor — PerkinsCoie writes — “The California Court of Appeal, Second District, issued an…
Independent contractor versus employee debate continues
From Lexology — Amy Pierce writes “a California federal district court, in Taylor v. Shippers Transport Express,…
Court Finds Sacramento Bee Misclassified Employees as Independent Contractors
From insurancenewsnet.com — “The Superior Court for the County of Sacramento held that the Sacramento Bee owned by…
New California Law Imposes Costly Risks to Companies Using Independent Contractors Supplied by Staffing and Recruiting Firms – But Risks Can Be Minimized
From Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Legal Blog — On September 28, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown of California…
The California “Work Made for Hire” Trap: Your Consultant May Be Your Employee
From Satya Narayan at the Royse Law Firm, PC Most consulting/ contractor agreements will include a boilerplate…
1 in 6 California construction workers labors in shadows, study finds
From the LA Times — “Informal workers are growing part of California’s economy — a shift…
Ninth Circuit Reverses District Court, Rules FedEx Drivers in California and Oregon are Employees
From the Employment Law Spotlight – The driver-as-independent-contractor model has been under attack for years, with federal and…
California Supreme Court Holds Independent Contractor Misclassification Claims Can Be Determined by Common Proof – But Only in Certain Circumstances
From Littler Mendelson — [note: this is the best article I’ve seen on the Ayala v. Antelope Valley Newspapers,…
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…
