See No Harassment, Hear No Harassment? Not Anymore: The Fourth Circuit Holds Employer Liable for Third-Party Harassment
From Seyfarth Shaw — an employer may be liable for third-party, non-employees who create a hostile work environment…
Another Logistics and Delivery Company Found to Have Misclassified its Drivers as Independent Contractors
From the Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Legal Blog — The Ninth Circuit set forth the governing law in…
Delivery drivers are employees, not independent contractors, Ninth Circuit rules
From Lexology — “In a decision issued June 16, 2014, the Ninth Circuit ruled that despite the contract terms…
Self-employment: First choice or last resort?
From Lanka Business Today in the UK, Emma Simpson tells the story of two different individuals who started…
Employee or Independent Contractor Affects Insurance Coverage for NY Plumber
From Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York, Timothy Dodge reports a case where a plumber…
Why many truckers choose independence
From the Press-Telegram — Within three short years, I went from working for others to owning and…
Understand all of the tests related to independent contractor compliance
From ICon Professional Services’ Blog — Many businesses rely on independent contractors for specific tasks. The main…
Rehired Employee v. Independent Contractor
From Bloomberg BNA — “Rehired Employee v. Independent Contractor Thus far, this article has assumed that an…
State’s crackdown on worker misclassification not all it’s cracked up to be
From New Hampshire Business Review — There is no question that the problem of misclassification is widespread in…
Five Summer Must-Haves for Freelancers and Entrepreneurs
From Forbes — Summer presents productivity challenges for everyone, but it can be especially distracting for freelancers…
Exotic Dancers – Misclassified as Independant Contractors and Not Paid Overtime Pay
From Utah Employment Lawyer — Last week, six exotic dancers filed a collective action (class action) case against…
Totality of circumstances, not single or multi-factor test, determines employee or independent contractor status, says Colorado Supreme Court
From Wolters Kluwer — In two recent decisions, the Colorado Supreme Court rejected single and multi-factor tests…
