Category: United States
Seattle Office of Labor Standards Reaches Settlement with Eats for Alleged Violations of Independent Contractor Protections and App-Based Worker Minimum Payment Ordinances
Seattle’s Office of Labor Standards (OLS) announced a settlement with Uber Eats for alleged violations of Seattle’s…
California Supreme Court Narrows Statute Governing Timely Payments of Arbitration Fees in an Attempt to Avoid Federal Preemption
From JDSupra, Daniel Jones, Archis Parasharami, and Andrew Pincus discuss a recent case in California in which…
California Employers Granted Slight Reprieve From Onerous Arbitration Fee Payment Requirements
From JDSupra, Neil Eddington and Eugene Ryu discuss the California Supreme Court case in which the court…
Louisiana Court Invalidates Arbitration & Delegation Clauses in Residential Sale Contract
From JDSupra, Evan Gaudet discusses a recent case in Louisiana in which the court did not enforce…
Supermodel, Werk! New York’s Fashion Workers Act Takes Effect
From JDSupra, Lauren Bass, and Sarah La Voi discuss New York’s Fashion Workers Act which applies to…
Shipt to Launch Alabama’s First Portable Benefits Program for Shoppers
Shipt, an online retail and grocery delivery service whose shoppers are independent contractors, announced a portable benefits…
Comments Submitted to New Jersey’s Proposed Regulation Expanding “ABC Test for Independent Contractor Status”
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses the flaws in the regulations proposed by the New Jersey Department of…
New Jersey Legislators Promise to Introduce Resolution to Nullify New Jersey Department of Labor Independent Contractor Rule
New Jersey legislators announced their intent to introduce a resolution that would nullify the independent contractor regulations…
Masachusetts Attorney General Settles With Online Supermarket For Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors
Massachusetts Atttorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced a settlement with an online grocery-delivery company who misclassified delivery…
Wisconsin Governor Vetos Bill That Would Have Allowed Delivery Drivers to be Independent Contractors
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers vetoed a bill that would have allowed companies to treat delivery drivers as…
Attorney General for the District of Columbia Settles with Company that Misclassified Delivery Drivers
The Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia announced that a settlement with a…
Addition of Arbitration Provision To Terms Not Binding Without Consumer’s Clear Agreement
From JDSupra, Brian Heidelberger discusses a recent case which highlighted the importance of having evidence of consent…
