The Fourth Circuit Refuses to Enforce Arbitration Clause and Class Action Waiver in Employment Contracts
From JDSupra, Bill Devinney discusses a recent case in which the court refused to enforce an arbitration clause when the company
Who Is The Employer Of a Staffing Agency Temp?
From JDSupra, Brian Clemow discusses a Connecticut case in which the client of a staffing company retaliated against am injured
Congress failed to fix tax woes for gig workers
From The Conversation, Caroline Bruckner discusses a problem for independent contractors: firms who pay them are not required to issue form
Bo Watson’s bill on independent contractors stirs Tennessee Senate debate
From the Times Free Press, Andy Sher reports on the debate in the Tennessee senate on a bill that would make
What Do You Mean Someone I’ve Never Met Is My Employee?
From Lexology, Thomas H. Wilson discusses the risks that a firm may be found to be a joint employer if it
Non-Solicitation-of-Employee Agreements Are Not Non-Competes—Except When They Are
From Lexology, Venable LLP discusses a Wisconsin case in which a statute that prohibited overly-broad non-compete agreements as interpreted to limit
California Federal Court Finds That “Gig Economy” Workers Are Independent Contractors, Not Employees
From the National Law Review, Daniel B. Pasternak discusses the recent decision in the Grubhub cases in which the driver was
What Does GrubHub’s Big Win Mean for Other On-Demand, Sharing Economy Businesses?
From the Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance Legal Blog, Richard Reibstein offers a superb, thorough analysis of the decision that a Grubhub
California Supreme Court Weighing Crucial Gig Economy Misclassification Standard
From JDSupra, Fisher Phillips discusses the oral arguments in a case before the California Supreme Court that focused on
Staffing Company Providing Nurses Unable to Gain Dismissal of IC Misclassification Claim
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein reports that a South Carolina court relied on a contract provisions that said that the nurses
U.S. judge says Grubhub driver was independent contractor
From Reuters, Daniel Wiessner reports that U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said that a Grubhub drivers was an independent
Uber Taxes: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Uber Tax Filings
by Pat We can all agree that tax season can be stressful. Compiling all of your annual earnings, sending