Judge approves preliminary class-action suit against Denver oil and gas companies
From Colorado Politics, Michael Karlik discusses a class action lawsuit by safety consultants for oil and gas companies were misclassified
Effective Immediately – New Jersey Employers Face Even Higher Penalties For Misclassifying Employees As Independent Contractors
From JDSupra, Randi W. Kochman and Marissa Mastroianni discuss the higher penalties for misclassifying workers that were part of the
Tightening the Vise: N.J. Further Expands Power to Thwart Employee Misclassification
From JDSupra, Russell McEwan and Christie Pazdzierski discusses the expansion of the powers of the New Jersey Department of Labor
NJ Continues Its Aggressive Crackdown on Independent Contractor Misclassification
From JDSupra, Daniel Small, Glenn Smith, Robert Szyba, and Howard Wexler discuss the legislation recently enacted in New Jersey that
Defining the Term Employee in Workers Comp Lawsuit
From Waste360, Barry Shanoff provides an excellent analysis and discussion of a case which focused on whether the employee of
Texas Supreme Court Enforces Arbitration Agreement that was Signed Electronically
From JDSupra, Tiffany Cox Stacy and Patrick Maher discuss a recent case before the Texas Supreme Court in which the
New Jersey Enacts Higher Penalties for Employee Misclassification
From JDSupra, Patrick McGovern and Daniel Pierre discuss the new penalties for misclassifying workers adopted by New Jersey. Patrick and
The Social and Economic Costs of Illegal Misclassification, Wage Theft and Tax Fraud in Residential Construction in Massachusetts
From the University of Massachusetts Amherst Labor Center, Tom Juravich, Russell Ormiston, Dale Belman studied the labor and employment practices in
Ohio District Court Rejects Multiple Challenges to Electronically Signed Arbitration Agreement
From JDSupra, Gregory Mersol discusses a recent decision in Ohio that upheld an arbitration agreement that was electronically signed. Gregory writes:
State & Local Employment Law Developments: Q2 2021
From JDSupra, Katharine Fenn and Tareen Zafrullah provide an excellent summary of recent state and local employment changes including those
Court orders two Minnesota restaurants to pay $435k in back wages following US Department of Labor investigation
The United States Department of Labor reports a consent judgement against two restaurants that misclassified dishwashers and cooks as independent
Texas Supreme Court Finds Injured Contract Worker Was an Employee for Workers’ Compensation Purposes
From Lexology, Abby Kotun and Paulo McKeeby discuss a recent case in which a staffing agency’s employee was found to be the