Category: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Employers May Be on the Hook for Additional Unemployment Compensation Taxes
From JDSupra, Shannon Farmer, Elliot Griffin, Christopher Jones and Wendi Kotzen discuss a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Narrows Independent Contractor Test Under State’s Unemployment Law
From JDSupra, Dustin Bodaghi and William Weissman discuss a recent case from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in…
Philadelphia’s Portable Benefits Plan Could Be Gig Economy Model
From JDSupra, Rick Grimaldi reports on a Philadelphia bill that creates portable benefits for domestic workers and…
Lawmakers: Misclassifying workers costing millions in revenue
From The Intelligencer, Chris English reports on the efforts of Pennsylvania legislators to strengthen the laws governing…
Psychological Counselors Properly Classified as Independent Contractors
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein reports that a Pennsylvania court found that counselors were independent contractors. Richard writes: The…
Referees Settle Independent Contractor FLSA Action: No “Penalty” For Either Side
From JDSupra, Mark Tabakman discusses a settlement from a case alleging that referees were misclassified as independent…
Overview of the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act
From Lawyers.com, Larry Pitt provides an overview of Pennsylvania’s Construction Workplace Misclassification Act. Larry writes: The Construction…
Stiffer Penalties Proposed for Misclassification of Construction Workers
From The Legal Intelligencer, Victoria Hudgins reports on a Pennsylvania state representative’s efforts to increase the penalties…
Measure Twice, Cut Once: Understanding the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act
From The Legal Intelligencer, Susan Nanes discusses Pennsylvania’s Construction Workplace Misclassification Act (CWMA). She writes: The CWMA (Construction…
Why Philly employers should pay attention to this California Supreme Court ruling
From the Inquirer, Juliana Feliciano Reyes discusses the recent California decision and how it may affect other employers….
Registry Aims to End Confusion About Independent Contractor Status In Pennsylvania
From WorkCompCentral, William Rabb reports on a bill filed by Pennsylvania General Assembly Representative Fred Keller. …
Judge Holds UberBLACK Drivers Are Independent Contractors, Not Employees
From JDSupra, Susan Lessack discusses the decision that UberBLACK drivers were independent contractors. The drivers operated their own…
