Could 2020 Be The Year Of The California Copycats? Other States Line Up To Consider Misclassification Statutes
From Mondaq, Richard R. Meneghello discusses the possibility that California’s ABC test will be adopted by other states. Richard writes:
Washington State Adopts Legislation Restricting Noncompetition Agreements
From JDSupra, Suzanne Thomas discusses a new statute in Washington that limits non-compete agreements for employees and some independent contractors.
Seattle Ordinance Giving Drivers Right To Collectively Bargain Not Preempted By NLRA
From JDSupra, Howard Bloom, Rachel Muñoz, and Philip Rosen report that a 3 member panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld
Ninth Circuit Revives US Chamber’s Challenge to Seattle Ride-Hailing Union Law
From the Recorder, Erin Mulvaney reports that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said that the Seattle ordinance that allowed
GIg Economy Workers Deserve Benefits
From Fortune, Monica Stonier, a Washington state representative, makes a case for offering benefits to independent workers. Monica writes: From Amazon(AMZN,
Unions Win Next Round In Seattle Gig Worker Organizing Battle
From JDSupra, Richard Meneghello reports that the 9th Circuit has delayed the implementation of the Seattle ordinance that allows drivers to
Judge tosses U.S. Chamber lawsuit over Seattle’s Uber union law, but dispute isn’t over yet
From Geekwire, Nat Levy reports that a Washington judge dismissed the U.S. Chamber of Commerce lawsuit challenging Seattle’s law that allows
Gig Economy Portable Benefits Bill Introduced In Washington State
From JDSupra, Richard Meneghello discusses a proposal in Washington that would create a system of portable benefits. Richard writes: We’ve written
Transgender Video Game Industry Employee Converted to Independent Contractor Status Raises Misclassification and Discrimination Claims
From JDSupra, Richard J. Reibstein discusses a case in Washington in which an employee moved to another state and
Washington Federal Court Decertifies Class of Insurance Agents Alleging Entitlement to Overtime
From Baker Hostetler’s Employment Class Action Blog, Gilbert Brosky discusses the recent Washington case in which the court said that
Floor Covering Installers were Employees and not Independent Contractors
In B. & R Sales v. Washington Dept. of Labor & Industries, (2015 WL 1035902, 2015), the court upheld a
Dishonest contractors cheat their workers
From the The Bellingham Herald — “Fortunately, Washington is one of the states aggressively chasing the cheaters. Olympian reporter Melissa Santos found