Nathan S. Gibson

The Gig is Up – New Jersey Misclassification Laws Create Extreme Risk for Anyone Utilizing Independent Contractors

From JDSupra, David Kim and Salvador Simao discuss laws recently enacted by New Jersey addressing the misclassification of employees as

Categories:Washington DC

AG Racine Announces National Electrical Contractor Will Pay $2.75 Million to Workers and the District to Resolve Wage Theft Lawsuit

Via Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), the Washington DC Attorney General announced a settlement of claims that electrical workers were misclassified

Categories:Worker Misclassification

New Joint Employer Rule Has Impact on Independent Contractor Misclassification Claims

From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses the new rule issued by the United States Department of Labor on joint employers. Richard

Categories:California

California Truckers Get Biggest Misclassification Win Yet; Gig Economy Companies Await Their Fate

From JDSupra, Richard Meneghello discusses the order by a judge blocking the enforcement of California’s AB 5 to the trucking

Categories:IllinoisNew JerseyNew York

Gig economy bills move forward in other blue states, after California clears the way

From The Washington Post, Eli Rosenberg discusses legislative efforts in other states to adopt measures to protect freelancers and other

Categories:Washington

Top 10 Noncompete Developments of 2019

From JDSupra, Meaghan Clayton, Raphael Coburn, and Chuck Knapp report on the top ten noncompete developments in 2019 including a

Categories:New Jersey

NJ will not change “independent contractor” laws – for now

From NewJersey101.5, Eric Scott reports that New Jersey will not be changing the independent contractor classification law this legislative session.

Categories:Worker Misclassification

How do independent contractors fit into sexual harassment training rules?

From HRDive, Kara Hertzog discusses how laws requiring training on sexual harassment apply to independent contractors and other contingent workers.

Categories:ArbitrationCalifornia

Federal Judge Bars California’s Attempt to Criminalize Arbitration Agreements

From Lexology, Maria C. Rodriguez, Yesenia M. Gallegos and Michelle S. Strowhiro report that a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order stopping

Categories:California

Another Win For California Truckers In AB-5 Fight…But Gig Economy Still Awaits Misclassification Ruling

From JDSupra, Benjamin Ebbink discusses a recent case in which a state court judge said AB5 is preempted by the Federal

Categories:California

Last-Minute Court Ruling Sees Truckers Spared From California Misclassification Law

From JDSupra, Richard Meneghello discusses a last minute ruling by a federal judge to say that truckers were not subject

Categories:ArbitrationCalifornia

California’s New Anti-Arbitration Law Temporarily Enjoined by Federal Court

From JDSupra, Caroline Powell Donelan reports that a federal judge issued an order prohibiting the enforcement of California’s AB 51