Category: United States
Misclassification of Independent Contractors: A Challenge for Massachusetts Companies in the Delivery, Taxi, and Livery Sectors
From The National Law Review — Although Massachusetts uses a seemingly straight-forward, three-prong test sometimes referred to as…
Ninth Circuit Reverses District Court, Rules FedEx Drivers in California and Oregon are Employees
From the Employment Law Spotlight – The driver-as-independent-contractor model has been under attack for years, with federal and…
Newspaper carrier is independent contractor
From Lexology — Owen v. Tennessee Valley Printing Company, Inc., No. 2130139 (Ala. Civ. App. 2014) (holding that newspaper deliverer…
Tutoring Company Misclassified Tutors as Independent Contractors in New York
From Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Legal Blog.– “TUTORING COMPANY FOUND TO HAVE MISCLASSIFIED TUTORS AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS…
Were Oregon workers independent contractors or employees?
From HR.BLR.com — The Oregon Appeals court said: that freedom from direction and control over the means of…
More Exotic Dancers’ Misclassification Suits Dispute Clubs’ Business Model
From Bloomberg BNA — “[C]ourts evaluating exotic dancers’ misclassification cases typically examine the business relationship itself, rather than relying…
Gov. McAuliffe Signs Executive Order Establishing Inter-Agency Task Force on Worker Misclassification
From NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather — Office of Governor Terry McAuliffe Press Release … Every…
Key to maintaining contractor status: Don’t exert too much control over the work
From Business Management Daily — “There’s a fine line between spelling out expectations and unduly controlling…
“Independent Contractor” vs. “Employee” – Has Your Company Made the Right Call?
From the Amarillo Globe-News — “The IRS advises the relationship of the worker and the business must be examined…
Virginia Significantly Raises Worker Misclassification Fines
From Virginia Workplace Law — “On July 1, 2014, the Virginia Workers Compensation Act (the “VWCA”) significantly increased the…
What’s the Difference between an Employee and Independent Contractor?
From Hankins Law — “Characteristics of an Independent Contractor An independent contractor will perform tasks for your…
California Supreme Court Holds Independent Contractor Misclassification Claims Can Be Determined by Common Proof – But Only in Certain Circumstances
From Littler Mendelson — [note: this is the best article I’ve seen on the Ayala v. Antelope Valley Newspapers,…
