Why Homejoy’s collapse is not a harbinger of doom for the on-demand economy
From The Washington Post, Lydia DePillis discusses how other start-ups are addressing the controversy about classifying workers as employees or independent
Employee or Independent Contractor?
Resources collected by Nathan S. Gibson to help classify workers as employees or independent contractors
From The Washington Post, Lydia DePillis discusses how other start-ups are addressing the controversy about classifying workers as employees or independent
From the HBR.org, Amy Gallo offers seven question to consider before being a freelancer. One of most interesting factors is the
From WABE, Shelby Lin Erdman reports that Georgia legislators held hearings on misclassification of workers as independent contractors instead of
From JDSupra, Shannon Berube, David Casey, Christopher Kaczmarek and Stephen Melnick discuss a recent Massachusetts decision in which the court
From TLNT, Eric B. Meyer reports on decision in a case in the federal Court of Appeals in Philadelphia that looked
From OpenJurist, in Secretary of Labor United State Department of Labor v. Lauritzen, 835 F.2d 1659 (7th Cir. 1988), the
From Staffing Industry Analysts, Kentucky has joined the Department of Labor’s initiative. The SIA reports: “Kentucky signed a three-year memorandum
From Ogletree Deakins, Dino A. Bovell reports on legislation in California and proposed legislation in New York that would classify
From the Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Legal Blog, Richard Reibstein discusses Homejoy’s decision to close because of lawsuits alleging misclassification of
The Louisiana Record reports a case in which a painter is suing a real estate company for injuries he incurred
From Business News Daily, Chad Brooks reports that the percentage of freelancer workers has increased by 45% in the past
From the Washington Post, Lydia DePillis reports on how some politicians have been addressing the issue of misclassification. Lydia writes: