Category: United States
Pro-Union Rulings Hurt Employers and Employees Alike
From the Connecticut Law Tribune — Ryan O’Donnell writes: “Issued on Sept. 30, the board’s decision summarily…
Bosses Now Liable for Harassment by Independent Contractors
From the National Law Journal — Most recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit…
Gentlemen’s club cannot strip dancers of employee status
From Lexology — The decision from the Nevada Supreme Court reminds us that, whether in a Fortune…
Georgia Department of Labor cracks down on independent contractor misclassification
From HR.BLR.com — For the first prong of the test, Georgia courts have traditionally found that the following…
GUEST COLUMN: Don’t misclassify independent contractors
From Buffalo – Buffalo Business First — “The following are some additional best practices for creating an independent…
Spurred by Media Coverage, North Carolina Lawmakers Zero In on Worker Misclassification
From the Construction Citizen — “As is happening in Texas and other states, lawmakers in North Carolina…
High Court Asked To Rein In 9th Circuit Court on Misclassification of Drivers
From Law 360 — “Affinity Logistics Corp. has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth…
Eighth Circuit: Doctor Is Unable to Maintain Employment Claims Due to Determination of Independent Contractor Status
From JD Supra, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP write: “On appeal in the case, Alexander v. Avera St….
Determining Independent Contractor Status-Eighth Circuit Weighs In
From the Employer Law Blog, Timm Schowalter writes “Recently, the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in…
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge of Illinois Independent Contractor Classification Law
From the Ogletree Deakins Blog — On October 14, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States refused…
California Labor Contractor and Independent Contractor Issues
From the National Law Review — “California has, for a variety of reasons, become a particularly hostile…
Wage Order—Not Borello—Applies in Independent Contractor Status Test Says California Court of Appeal
From JDSupra Business Advisor — PerkinsCoie writes — “The California Court of Appeal, Second District, issued an…
