Category: United States
Laid off teacher builds a St. Paul FedEx business from scratch
From TwinCities.com — “Rene Martinez considers himself lucky. Another person might say that he made his own luck….
Eden: How to avoid worker misclassification
From OANow.com — Tommy Eden writes: “The next time you are trying to decide how to properly classify someone…
Alabama joins fed’s misclassification battle
From Staffing Industry Analysts — “Alabama signed a memorandum of understanding to crack down on misclassification…
Recent Case Reminds Companies That, Though Much Embattled, Independent Contractor Classifications Can Be Valid
From Foley & Lardner and JDSupra. — “The dividing line between employees and independent contractors has been…
Independent Contractor vs. Employee: A Stripper’s Plight
From WCI360 – Workers’ Compensation Institute — “The Single Commissioner and Full Commission found Lewis was not an employee….
Independent contractor versus employee debate continues
From Lexology — Amy Pierce writes “a California federal district court, in Taylor v. Shippers Transport Express,…
New York “Black Car” Drivers Found to be Independent Contractors
From the The National Law Review — Guy Brenner and Carolyn M. Dellatore write “Judge Jesse M….
Contractors, freelancers can operate in gray area — the ‘1099 economy’
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — “The IRS and the Department of Labor have tried to tighten up the rules about…
Misclassification initiatives spread as Alabama signs formal pact with DOL
From Lexology — Margaret Santen Hanrahan wrote on the Ogletree Deakins blog “On October 2, 2014, the…
Court Finds Sacramento Bee Misclassified Employees as Independent Contractors
From insurancenewsnet.com — “The Superior Court for the County of Sacramento held that the Sacramento Bee owned by…
FAAAA May Preempt Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law
From Mondaq.com — “In its lawsuit, the MDA argued that converting drivers from independent contractors to employees…
New California Law Imposes Costly Risks to Companies Using Independent Contractors Supplied by Staffing and Recruiting Firms – But Risks Can Be Minimized
From Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Legal Blog — On September 28, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown of California…
