Category: Massachusetts
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…
SJC Strikes Down Two Initiative Petitions Proposing Laws Classifying Covered App-Based Drivers as Independent Contractors
From JDSupra, Jaclyn L. Kawka discusses the decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) that two…
Massachusetts High Court Nixes App-Based Driver Ballot Question
From JDSupra, Jeffrey Fritz and Joshua Nadreau discuss the recent decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court…
U.S. Court of Appeals Offers Guidance on Applicability of Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws to Out-of-State Workers
From JDSupra, Stephen Melnick discuss a recent case in which the First Circuit Court of Appeals said…
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Hears Challenge to Gig Worker Ballot Question
Reuters and Bloomberg Law report that the Masssachusetts Supreme Judicial Court shows signs of being receptive to…
