When Should an Employee be a Contractor?
From Accountingweb, Ken Berry reports on a recent tax court case in which a diesel technology specialist who worked for multiple
Common Mistakes Companies Make With Gig Economy Workers
From JDSupra, Atticus Lee, Stephanie Peet, and Dana Weisbrod discuss common mistakes companies make engaging with gig workers including misclassifying
California Appellate Court Applies Dynamex Retroactively
From JDSupra, Ross Boughton, Daniel Lyman, and Noah Woo discuss a recent California appellate case in which the court said
Category Contention
From Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), Eric Rumbaugh provides an excellent review of the Dynamex decision in California and terrific updates
Five takeaways from Warren’s sweeping labor proposal
From The Hill, Rebecca Klar summarizes Elizabeth Warren’s proposals for labor law changes including ending misclassification of workers, Rebecca writes:
5 Employee Misclassification Penalties to Avoid
MBO Partners shares five types of penalties that a company can incur if it misclassifies workers as independent contractors: Here
IC misclassification bad, but potential legislation has flaws, attorneys tell lawmakers
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), the Global Advisor on Staffing and Workforce Solutions, reports on a Congressional hearing on a independent
Appeals Court Allows IC Misclassification Suit by Models to Proceed
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein reports on a lawsuit by models alleging they were misclassified as independent contractors. A recent decision
Does the FCRA Apply to Background Checks for Independent Contractors?
From SHRM, Roy Maurer discusses a recent case in which a federal judge said that the Fair Credit Reporting Act
Misclassifying Workers No Longer Constitutes An Unfair Labor Practice
From JDSupra, Regina Petty and Grant Wills discuss a recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that said
State Farm ‘confident’ agent suing under amended IWPCA is independent contractor, despite ‘misclassification’ claim
From the Madison-St. Clair Record, Karen Kidd reports that a State Farm agent has alleged that he was misclassified as
Contingent Workforce Strategies 3.0 – IC compliance: Top issues for 2019 — Part 2
From Contingent Workforce Strategies, Eric Rumbaugh of of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, continues in part two of his article on