Massachusetts Attorney General Certifies Initiative Petitions that say App-Based Drivers are Not Employees
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell determined that 34 initiative petitions met the requirements and could proceed…
New Illinois Law Protecting Independent Contractors in Fee Disputes Can Lead To Hefty Damages
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses the new Illinois statute that provides protections for freelanders and which imposes…
Seattle Announces $1.6 million Settlement with DoorDash for Alleged Violations of Seattle’s Gig Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance
Seattle’s Office of Labor Standards announced a settlement with DoorDash for alleged violations of Seattle’s Gig Worker…
Washington DC Attorney General Settles Misclassification Claims with Construction Company
The Attorney General for Washington DC announced a settlement of misclassification claims with a construction company that…
Minneapolis Mayor Vetoes Measure measure to Establish a Minimum Wage for Independent Contractor Drivers of Uber, Lyft and Other Companies
Minneapolis Mayor vetoed a measure passed by the city council that would have set a minimum wage…
The National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations (NALTO®) Supports Bill to Classify Locum Tenens Healthcare Providers as Independent Contractors
The National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations (NALTO®) supports a recently introduced bill classifying locum tenens physicians…
Instacart Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering
Instacart, an online gig platform filed a regitration statement for its initial public offering. Instacart is a…
San Francisco City Attorney Sues Qwick for Misclassifying Hospitality Workers
The City Attorney for San Francisco announced a lawsuit claiming that an on-demand hospitality staffing firm misclassified…
Startup Guide to Hiring and Terminations: Worker Classification
From JDSupra, Matthew Damm, Sheeva Ghassemi-Vanni, and Daniel McCoy offer terrific guidance to startups who are considering…
The War on Independent Work: Why Some Regulators Want to Abolish Independent Contracting, Why They Keep Failing, & Why We Should Declare Peace
From The Federalist Society, Tammy Dee McCutchen and Alexander MacDonald provide a thorough review of the problems…
NLRB Alleges Misclassification is an Unfair Labor Practice and a violation of the NLRA
In a complaint filed against XPO Logistics, Inc, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleged that by…
Illinois Add Freelancer Protection Act
The Illinois legislature recently passed and the Illinois govenor approved the Freelancer Protection Act which goes into…
