From JDSupra, Benjamin Ebbink reports on recent developments relating to California Supreme Court’s decision in Dynamex including that “the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) issued an opinion letter that concluded the ABC test applies both to IWC Wage Order Claims and certain Labor Code provisions that enforce Wage Order requirements.” In addition, Benjamin discusses the progress in the…
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses the report and recommendations of the New Jersey Misclassification Task Force. Richard writes: On July 9, the New Jersey Misclassification Task Force issued its first Report. The Task Force was created by an Executive Order issued by Governor Phil Murphy on May 3, 2018 and includes representatives from the Labor,…
From JDSupra, Ariel Kelly discusses the advantages and disadvantages of engaging with gig workers and then provides guidance for avoiding misclassification of gig workers. Ariel writes: Best Practices to Avoid Misclassification of Gig Workers: For companies to reap the benefits of engaging gig workers, the workers must be properly classified. In fact, misclassification of a…
From Top Class Actions, Kim Gale reports on a proposed settlement by of claims that workers were misclassified by Pepperidge Farm, Inc. as independent contractors. The proposed settlement would be for $22.5 million. Kim writes: If the proposed settlement is approved, the motion divides it up as follows: Approximately $12.52 million will be awarded to…
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) reports that a bill to codify the ABC test for classifying workers has been approved by a Senate committee and moved towards enactment: In California, the Senate’s Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee approved a bill that codifies the 2018 “Dynamex” decision by California’s Supreme Court to adopt the stricter “ABC test” for…