Category: Texas
Texas Workers Could Lose Employee Rights Under Proposed Rule For Gig-Economy Apps
From Houston Public Media, Elizabeth Trovall reports that, amidst a cloud of controversy, the Texas Workforce Commission…
In Today’s Gig Economy, Are You Classifying Dealer-Trade Drivers Correctly?
From Dealer Marketing, Lariza Hebert and Stephen J. Roppolo discuss a case in Texas in which a driver…
Are Your Independent Contractors Really Employees?
From JDSupra, Tressie McKeon discusses the classification of workers in Texas and the oversight provided by the…
New bill allows Uber, Lyft to self regulate | WFAA.com
WFAA reports that new legislation in Texas that prevents cities from regulating Uber or Lyft and…
6 Factors for Determining Whether a Worker Is an Independent Contractor
From Texas Lawyer, Jay M. Wallace, Lindsey L. Goldstein and Alana K. Ackels discuss 6 factors that…
Texas Urged to Crack Down on Employers That Misclassify Workers
From Texas Exes, Julian Aguilar writes about efforts in Texas strengthen laws that prohibit the misclassification of…
Texas House Panel finds that worker misclassification “compromises free markets” and promotes “lawlessness”
From Texas GOP Vote — this is a post that shares the findings the Texas House Business and Industry…
Costs of an Employee Vs. Independent Contractor
From the Houston Chronicle — “Employee Costs In April 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that…
Bill Filed to Crack Down on Worker Misclassification in Texas Construction Industry
From Texas GOP Vote — Far too often, construction companies cheat taxpayers and their workers by pretending…
Texas business, labor interests team to push for reforms
From the News Tribune – ” An unlikely alliance between business and labor advocacy groups is pushing…
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…
