UK: What employers need to know when establishing worker status
From People Management, Nuri Mirwani discusses a recent case in which a worker was found to be an employee entitled
AU: Dismissed pregnant worker an employee not independent contractor
From Lexology, Wolters Kluwer Australia discusses a case in which the court said a worker as an employee despite being
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
A Senate inquiry has called for ‘fundamental changes’ to the gig economy in Australia, with 15 recommendations it hopes will make platform work safer and fairer
From Business Insider Australia, David Adams discusses a report that call for fundamental changes to the Australian gig economy. David
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
Uber to pay $3.4 million to Seattle drivers for unused paid sick days
From The Seattle Times, Michelle Baruchman reports that Uber will ay $3.4 million to settle claims that drivers may not have