Pharmaceutical Delivery Drivers Settle Misclassification Claims for $4.5 Million
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein reports on a settlement of misclassification claims by pharmaceutical delivery drivers. Richard writes: $4.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT
Vox Media settles Misclassification Claims with Bloggers and Site Managers for $4M
From HRDive, Lisa Burden reports on a settlement by Vox Media of misclassification claims brought by bloggers and site managers.
Andrew Yang Promises To Address WWE’s Classification Of Talent As Independent Contractors
From SEScoops, Ian Carey reports that former presidential candidate Andrew Wang has promised to address the issue of classifying wrestlers
Uber poll: Drivers ‘overwhelmingly support’ independent contractor status
From The Hill, J. Edward Moreno reports on a survey of Uber drivers in which 82% of the drivers support being
The False Bogeyman Of The Gig Economy
From Forbes, Ike Brannon discusses the flaws of California’s law that makes it difficult to classify a worker as an
Uber CEO Calls For Third Worker Classification
From JDSupra, Richard Meneghello discusses an op-ed by Uber CEO in which the Uber CEO argues for changing the current system
DoorDash faces injunction to reclassify some workers as employees
Reuters reports that San Francisco’s district attorney asked a judge to order that DoorDash treat its drivers as employees: (Reuters)
Bloomberg Law Reports DOL Misclassification Rule Could Be In Jeopardy
From JDSupra, Richard Meneghello shares news reported by Bloomberg Law that the United States Department of Labor’s efforts to issue
National Labor Board Rules in Favor of Strippers Who Want to Unionize
From Vice, Samantha Cole reports that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said that a strippers was misclassified as an
An Employee or an Independent Contractor?
From JDSupra, Tanya Leykekhman discusses the difference between an employee and an independent contractor. Tanya writes: The distinction between employees
A vision for independent workers
From The Hill, Michael Mandel and Alec Stapp offer their recommendations for addressing the challenge of providing benefits to independent
Hiring Independent Contractors: What all parties need to know
Osgood & Associates provide excellent advice for engaging with independent contractors. They write: The use of independent contractors, versus permanent hires