3 Legal Precautions in Hiring Freelancers
From Entrepreneur.com — From marketing to graphic design, entrepreneurs rely heavily on freelancers to fill many of their business…
Should Freelancers Get Workers’ Comp Insurance?
From Businessweek — Many states determine workers’ comp liability by applying an IRS test that determines whether someone working…
NJ relies on ABC Test to determine if a Worker is an Employee or Independent Contractor
From WestlawNext (subscription required) — The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division said The Unemployment Compensation Law (UCL),…
A company may be liable for the actions of an independent contractor under a theory of apparent agency
From WestlawNext — A company may be liable for the actions of an independent contractor if it represents that the…
States Clamping Down on Workers Mislabeled as Contractors
From Bloomberg – When construction slowed during the recession, some companies hired workers and wrongly designated them as…
Freelancers Union Wants to Be Your HR Department
From Businessweek — Beginning this fall, [Freelancers Union] will help members in all 50 states buy health…
Independent contractor misclassification costs Colorado employer $2 million
From HR.BLR.com — This case illustrates the risks involved in classifying workers as independent contractors when you…
Owner Liable For Unpaid Wages And Liquidated Damages for Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors
From Mondaq Employment and HR — Following an investigation into certain residential treatment facilities for the elderly, disabled and…
Employee or Independent Contractor Cheat Sheet on Classification (Infographic)
From Entrepreneur.com — Read the full story at Employee or Contractor? Here’s a Cheat Sheet on Classification. (Infographic) Related…
Crackdown leaves firms wary of freelancers
From Business Insurance — Most often, however, companies make innocent mistakes when trying to interpret labor laws — often…
Mislabeling construction workers as contractors draws federal scrutiny
From the Houston Chronicle — Betty Campbell, the Labor Department’s deputy regional administrator for wage and hour in Dallas…said…
9th Circuit Shows No Affinity For Independent Contractor Status In Delivery Drivers
From Mondaq Employment and HR In Ruiz v. Affinity Logistics Corporation, the Court of Appeals rejected the district…
