Category: United States

Posted in California

5 Costly Employee Classification Mistakes California Employers Make and How to Avoid Them: Your 5-Step Action Plan

From JDSurpa, Aaron Cargain discusses five (5) employee classification mistakes that California employer may make including using…

Posted in Florida

Florida Appellate Court Affords Lyft Broad Immunity for the Actions of One of its Drivers

From JDSupra, Kimberly Kanoff Berman and Idan Raffael Livnat discuss a recent case in which the court…

Posted in New Jersey

Do Businesses Need to Reset Their Independent Contractor Relationships After New Decision Involving ‘Streamers’?

From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses a recent New Jersey case in which the court said that performers…

Posted in New Jersey

Streaming Performers Win New Jersey Classification Fight Despite FLSA Loss

From JDSupra, Leslie Lajewski and Zachary Zagger discuss a recent case in New Jersey in which the…

Posted in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Rideshare Drivers Sign Up for Unionization – And Spotlight Potential New State Law Labor Avenues

From JDSupra, Alexander MacDonald and Rachel Ring discuss the recent certification of a union in Massachusetts for…

Posted in Massachusetts

Governor Healey, Labor Leaders Celebrate Establishment of First Rideshare Drivers’ Union in the Nation

Boston — Governor Maura Healey today joined national and local labor leaders to celebrate the establishment of the…

Posted in Virginia

Virginia Construction Alert: New Law Significantly Expands Wage Liability for General Contractors – Effective July 1, 2026

From JDSupra, John Greenhall and Lisa Wampler discuss a recently enacted statute in Virginia which makes general contractors…

Posted in New Jersey

New Jersey’s New Independent Contractor Rules: What Franchisors Need to Know

From JDSupra, Carrie Hoffman and Peter Loh discuss the new regulations in New Jersey and how they…

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Posted in California

California DIR Issues $4.4 Million in Citations for Caregiver Misclassification

From JDSupra, Kimberly Cole and Megan Stevens Shaked discuss a recent fine by California’s Department of Industrial…

Posted in Virginia

New Wage Payment Liability Risks for Virginia’s General Contractors

From JDSupra, Raziye A. Henning and Laura Windsor discuss a new law in Virginia that imposes more…

Posted in Ohio

Transportation Network Company Not Liable in Ohio for Injuries to Independent Contractor Driver

From JDSupra, Adam Mintz discusses a recent case in Ohio that said that a transportation network company…

Posted in Tennessee

New Tennesee Law Governing Noncompete Agreements

From JDSupra, David Johnson discusses a new Tennessee law that provides new restrictions and rebuttable presumptions for…