Category: Massachusetts
Massachusetts Attorney General Issues $6.2 Million in Citations Against National Delivery Service Company Over Employee Misclassification Violations
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced that her office has issued citations totaling over $6.2 million…
First Circuit Certifies Second Employee Misclassification Question to Massachusetts Supreme Court in Ongoing 7-Eleven Case
From JDSupra, David Archer and Eli Bensignor report that in the ongoing dispute between 7-Eleven and franchisees…
Massachusetts Attorney General Certifies Initiative Petitions that say App-Based Drivers are Not Employees
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell determined that 34 initiative petitions met the requirements and could proceed…
42 proposed ballot questions filed with AG: Topics from rents to MCAS and driver rights
From MassLive, Chris Lisinski reports on measures that were brought to the Massachusetts Attorney General for review/approval before they…
Massachusetts AG Campbell Files Amicus Brief Urging Court To Reverse Decision in Worker Misclassification Case
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell filed a brief urging the Court of Appeals to reverse a…
Teamsters Oppose Massachusetts Worker Misclassification Bills
The Teamsters announced their opposition to SD 1162 adn HD 2071, bills that woud allow drivers to…
App-Based Local Delivery Couriers are not Exempt From Arbitration
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses a recent case in Massachusetts in which the court said that local…
First Circuit Delivers Win To Companies Hungry To Enforce Mutual Arbitration Agreements With Couriers Who Rarely Cross State Lines
From JDSupra, Nicolas Lussier and Andrew Scroggins discuss a recent case in which the court said Postmate…
Court enters consent order requiring USPack Logistics to pay $575K to 62 Massachusetts couriers to resolve allegations of independent contractors’ misclassification
The United States Department of Labor announced a consent judgement recovering $575k for workers misclassified as independent…
A Court Rules Workers Are Independent Contractors! Will Wonders Never Cease?
From JDSupra, Mark Tabakman discusses a recent case in Massachusetts in which the court said that home…
Massachusetts Appeals Court Says Home Inspectors Were Independent Contractors — Not Employees
From JDSupra, Anthony Califano and Alexandra Hassell discuss a recent case in which the Massachusetts Appeals Court…
Massachusetts High Court Says Grubhub Delivery Drivers Must Arbitrate Claims
From JDSupra, Joshua Nadreau discusses a decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) that says Grubhub…
