Employment Law Developments: Q3 2023 – Los Angeles and Montana
From JDSupra, Katherine Gordon and Tareen Zafrullah provide a terrific summary of employment law developments for this…
Judge upholds $18 minimum pay for NYC delivery workers
From TechCrunch, Rebecca Bellan reports that a judge has upheld New York City’s minimum pay rate for…
Labeling workers independent contractors doesn’t make it so, 5th Cir. warns
From HRDive, Laurel Kalser discusses a recent case in which caregivers were misclassified as independent contractors and…
Misclassification of workers brings stiff penalties in Virginia
From The Virginian Pilot, Joe Moriarty discusses some of the penalties in Virginia for misclassifying workers as…
United States Department of Labor Files Suit Alleging Nurses and Nursing Assistants were Misclassified
The United States Department of Labor has initiated a lawsuit alleging that Reliance Staffing misclassified registered nurses,…
United States Department of Labor Recovers Back Wages for Misclassified Caregivers
The United States Department of Labor announced that it had recovered back wages for caregivers who had…
Virginia Court Says Amazon Misclassified Driver and Must Pay Unemployment Taxes on Similar Workers
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) reports that the Virginia Court of Appeals said that an Amazon Flex driver…
Federal case sheds light on payroll fraud, wage theft and worker misclassification
From the Wisconsin Examiner, Erik Gunn discusses the issues of wage theft, misclassification and payroll fraud in…
A Jeff Foxworthy-Based Test for Independent Contractor Classification
From JDSupra, Michael Kun provides a novel and memorable way to think about how to think about…
Navigating the New World of Work: Is Contracting on the Way Out?
Source: Navigating the New World of Work: Is Contracting on the Way Out? | Seyfarth Shaw LLP…
Can Last-Mile and Logistics Companies Compel Arbitration of Independent Contractor Misclassification Cases?
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses the question whether delivery companies can compel arbitration of drivers misclassification claims…
United States Department of Labor Obtains Order Compelling New Orleans Home Care Agency to Pay Back Wages and Damages to Misclassified Employees
Source: Department of Labor obtains judgment ordering New Orleans-area home care agency to pay $630K in back…
