The ABC Test: California State and Localities Support Plaintiffs’ Appeal, Signal Aggressive Enforcement
From Littler, James A. Paretti, Jr., Michael J. Lotito, and Bruce J. Sarchet discuss efforts to persuade the 9th Circuit
California Court Finds Arbitration Agreement Invalid and Unenforceable as a Result of Economic Duress and Undue Influence
From JDSupra, Nora Valenza-Frost discusses a recent case in which the court said that an arbitration was unenforceable because of
Not Dead Yet: The States’ New Strategy for Attacking Independent Contractor Misclassification Can Be Relentless — and Costly.
From JDSupra, Todd Lebowitz discusses the challenges for companies when a state sends a bill for unpaid unemployment taxes as
NJ DOL Bills Uber $650M for Misclassified Drivers
From JDSupra, Tara Humma, Denise Keyser, and Steven Suflas discuss New Jersey’s bill to Uber for unemployment an disability insurance.
New Jersey Bill Would Codify a Stricter Version of ABC Test for Determining Independent Contractor Status
From JDSupra, James Hays, Sean Kirby and Myles Moran discuss a bill in New Jersey that would adopt the Massachusetts/California
California Court of Appeal Determines Customer of Staffing Agency Is Employer Because of Direction and Control
From JDSupra, Eric Witt discusses a case in which the client of a staffing was found to be an employer
California Businesses: Remember to Choose Labor Contractors Wisely
From JDSupra, Maria Arakelian, Aaron Colby and Janet Grumer discuss a recent case in which Trader Joe’s and the firm
Proposed Law Would Protect Independent Contractors From Employment Discrimination And Wage Theft
From Forbes, Patricia Barnes reports on a bill in Congress that would extend employment discrimination protections to independent contractors. It
Dental Claims Reviewers Settle Misclassification Suit for $3.4 million
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein reports on the settlement of a class action lawsuit alleging that dental claims reviewers were misclassified
What You Need to Know About the AB 5 “Business-to-Business” Exemption
From Lexology, Brigham M. Cheney provides an outstanding review of the “business to business” exemption from California’s AB5, the new
The Dynamex Decision Is Retroactive (For Now)
From JDSupra, Aaron Colby and Laura Heckathorn discuss a recent case in California in which the court said that the
Jury’s finding that barbers were independent contractors can stand, 11th Cir. says
From HRDive, Jennifer Carsen reports on a case in which barbers in Florida were found to be independent contractors. Jennifer