Category: States

Posted in New Jersey

New Jersey Appellate Division Concludes that ABC Test Does Not Apply in Determining Real Estate Agent Employment Status

From JDSupra, Sadayah Durant-Brown discusses a recent case in which the court did not apply the ABC…

California
Posted in Arbitration California

Federal Appeals Court Blocks California’s Ban on Mandatory Arbitration Agreements: 7 Key Takeaways for Employers

From JDSupra, Anet Drapalski, Benjamin Ebbink, and Hannah Sweiss discuss the implications of the recent Ninth Circuit…

Posted in Arbitration California

Ninth Circuit Delivers Employers a Valentine – Blocks California’s Bar to Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements 

From JDSupra, Dan Forman discusses the recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that California’s…

Posted in New Jersey

Open House on Classification of Commissioned Real Estate Salespeople? New Jersey Court Rules ABC Test Does Not Apply for State Wage Payment Claims

From JDSupra, Christie Pazdzierski and Rachel Seaton Brownell discuss a recent case in which the court said…

Posted in Virginia Workers Compensation

Virginia Independent Contractor Denied Workers Comp Benefits

Virginia Lawyers Weekly reports on a recent case in which Scott Brian Dunn (“Dunn”), the owner of…

Arizona
Posted in Arizona

Independent Contractor vs Employee in Arizona

From Lexology, Matthew Vesterdahl provides an excellent overview of classification issues and requirements in Arizona, including guidance…

Posted in California

Real Estate Agents Are Independent Contractors As A Matter Of Law in California If Requirements Met

From JDSupra, Anthony Oncidi provides January updates for California law including a case in a real estate…

Posted in Kansas

Americans for Tax Reform Support Kansas Bill Allowing Rideshare Drivers to be Independent Contractors

From Americans for Tax Reform, the Americans for Tax Reform submitted the follwoing letter in support of…

Posted in Arizona Misclassification

Department of Labor obtains judgment ordering auto parts seller, logistics company to pay $5.6M to 1,398 misclassified drivers

The United States Department of Labor announced a consent judgement  requiring a auto parts distributor and logistics…

Posted in California

San Francisco secures over $5 million settlement for Instacart workers 

The City Attorney of San Francisco and San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement Director announced a…

Posted in California Misclassification

Real estate agent: employee or independent contractor?

From Human Resources Director, Bernise Carolino discusses a recent case in California in which the court said…

Posted in Ohio

Ohio Court Does Not Have to Defer to Agency Interpretation

From JDSupra, Frank Merrill discusses a recent case in which the court said that it does not…