Category: Louisiana
Louisiana House committee approves misclassification measures
From KTBS 3 ABC, David Jacobs reports that a Louisiana House committee supported a bill to clarify…
Louisiana officials want to crack down on employers who misclassify their workers
From The Center Square, David Jacobs discusses the effect of misclassification on the unemployment fund and how…
Louisiana Appeals Court Finds Company not Liable After Independent Contractor was Involved in Motor Vehicle Accident
From the Louisiana Personal Injury Lawyer Blog, the Bernard Law Firm discusses a case in which a…
Louisiana Workforce Commission Puts Employers on Notice – Don’t Misclassify Workers
WorkersCompensation.com reports that Louisiana Workforce Commission has conducted unannounced site inspections in an attempt to combat…
Dept of Revenue Cracking Down Employee Misclassifications
From The National Law Review, Andre Burvant reports an initiative in Louisiana to crackdown on the misclassification…
Louisiana Court Conditionally Certifies Class of Construction Workers
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein reports in the January 2018 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update that a federal…
Louisiana Will Continue Focus on Misclassification as Independent Contractors
From HR Daily Advisor, David Theard and Jones Walker report that Louisiana will continue to focus…
Louisiana Court Rejects Landman’s Whistleblower Claim Based on Finding That He Was Independent Contractor
From The National Law Review, Greg Guidry discusses a recent case in which an independent contractor…
Louisiana finds record number of workers ID’d as contractors
From The Advocate, Ted Griggs reports that Louisiana found a record number of workers classified as…
Louisiana legislature ensures franchisees are the sole employers of their workers
From Lexology, Katherine E. Pizzini reports a new stature in Louisiana that provides that owners of a franchise…
Contractor sues for alleged on the job injury
The Louisiana Record reports a case in which a painter is suing a real estate company for…
