Category: Massachusetts
Massachusetts Court Says Dental Assistant was Misclassified as Independent Contractor
In Gendron v. Kinjawi, No. 1:22-cv-11910-JEK (D. Mass. 2025), the court said that a dental assistant whose…
Appellate Courts Restore a Measure of Sanity to Independent Contractor Classification Under Massachusetts’ Wage Law
From Lexology, Anthony S. Califano and Barry J. Miller discuss recent Massachusetts appellate decisions relating to to the application…
Massachusetts Relaunches the Council on the Underground Economy to Strengthen Workplace Protections
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll announced new appointments to the Council on the…
Supreme Judicial Court Rules That Typical Franchise Operators Are Independent Contractors, Not Employees
From JDSupra, Daniel Fishman and Keith McCown discuss a recent case in which the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial…
Some Individuals Acting as Franchisees Are Independent Contractors Under Massachusetts’ Strict Classification Test
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses a recent case in which the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court said that…
Logistics Company Settles Claims that Drivers in Massachusetts were Misclassified
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses a case in Massachusetts in which a logistics company settled the misclassification…
Uber and Lyft Settlement Provides New Precedent for the Gig Economy and Major Benefits for Massachusetts Drivers
From JDSupra, Joshua Nadreau and Katie Reynolds discuss the settlement among the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Uber and…
3 things to know about Massachusetts’ $175 million deal with Uber and Lyft
From WBUR, Nik DeCosta-Klipa summarizes the key elements of Massachusetts’ settlement with Uber and Lyft. Nik writes:…
Massachusett Attorney General Settles with Uber and Lyft Resulting in Minimium Pay Rates and other Benefitsf for Drivers
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced a settlement of litigation with Uber and Lyft which results…
More than 15,750 Arbitration Claims Filed Against Amazon Alleging Drivers Were Misclassified as Independent Contractors
Cohen Milstein announced that more than 15,750 Amazon Flex drivers filed claims for arbitrtion alleging that they…
Minnesota Increases Penalties for Misclassification
From JDSupra, Avery Brooks Bennett, Daniel Prokott, and Molly Sigel discuss Minnesota employment law updates including increased…
Massachusetts Compost Company Failed to Demonstrate Workers were Independent Contractors.
In a recent decision in Masssachusetts, an Administrative Magistrate found that workers for a compost collection company…
