Category: United States

Posted in New Jersey

NJ DOL Issues Proposed Rules on ABC Test for Independent Contractors

From JDSupra, Adam Busler and Kelly McNaughton discuss the proposed regulations issued by the New Jersey Department…

Posted in New Jersey

Garden State May Soon Become Even Less Hospitable to Independent Contractors ‎Than the Golden State 

From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses proposed by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL)…

Posted in New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Proposes New Rules to Address Statutory “ABC Test” for Independent Contractor Status

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) announced proposed rules that would formalize the…

Posted in Missouri

Opinon: Tax Fraud and Wage Theft: A Growing Epidemic in Missouri Construction 

From The Missouri Times, Kevin McLaughlin discusses the issue of misclasssification in the construction industry in Missouri. …

Posted in New York

The Legal Landscape of Independent Contractor Misclassification May Be About to Change: New York Senate Passes Stop-Work Order Bill for Misclassification

From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses a bill that was passed by the New York Senate which would allow…

Posted in California

New California Bill Could Allow Uber, Lyft drivers to Unionize

From the Los Angeles Times, Suhauna Hussain reports on a bill in California that would allow rideshare…

Posted in Iowa

Iowa Law Aims to Strengthen Trucking Independent Contractors

From Transport Topics, Noël Fletcher reports on a new law in Iowa that says the deployment, implementation…

Posted in Misclassification Washington DC

Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia Announces Settlement with Construction Company of Misclassification Claims

Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia issued a press release announcing that it…

Posted in Arbitration Rhode Island

Distribution Agreement Was Not Contract of Employment and Distributor Was Not Transportation Worker Exempt from the Federal Arbitration Agreement

In Peltier v. Lepage Bakeries Park Street, LLC et al, No. 1:2024cv00452 – Document 15 (D.R.I. 2025),…

Posted in Minnesota

Minnesota Employment Legislative Update 2025

From JDSupra, Bruce Douglas and Paola Maldonado discuss bills that might impact employers if enacted, including bills…

Posted in Nebraska

Nebraska Enacts Marketplace Network Platform Statute

From JDSupra, Jacqueline Kalk, Ben Sandahl, and Carroll Wright discusses a new Nebraska statute that says workers…

Posted in Washington DC

Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia Sues Gopuff for Misclassifing Workers as Independent Contractors

The Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia announced a lawsuit against GoBrands, Inc….