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Virginia Is for Compliers: State Can Now More Easily Pursue...
Virginia’s penalties for misclassifying workers in order to avoid paying insurance costs got a boost this month thanks to a new law. The Virginia Workers Compensation Act made it easier for the...
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With $50M in Funding and IPO on Horizon, Real Estate Broker Hit With...
After concluding a funding round in which the company raised $50 million, web-based real estate brokerage firm Redfin will likely use much of the money to pay back wages to workers it has...
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REPORT: Misclassification Resulting in Staggering Tax Revenue Loss, Unfunded...
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has released new numbers showing that the state’s employers have nearly 20,000 workers misclassified as independent contractors, which cost the...
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Fedex’s Ruthless Approach to Misclassifying Employees Ruled Unlawful by...
In California last week, the Ninth Circuit of Appeal ruled in favor of 2,300 FedEx drivers who were illegally misclassified as independent contractors. The class action lawsuit covers drivers who...
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New OSHA Report Exposes the Glaring Insufficiency of Our Workers’...
A new report from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Adding Inequality to Injury: The Costs of Failing to Protect Workers on the Job, places partial blame for the growing...
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Home Health Care Workers Lose Right to Bargain Collective in OH
Ohio Governor John Kasich last week rescinded the rights of in-home health care workers to collectively bargain, reversing the course set by his predecessor, Ted Strickland, in 2007. Kasich used...
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$228M Misclassification Settlement May Send Ripples Through Industry,...
FedEx has agreed to settle with over 2,000 past and present California workers who claimed they were misclassified as independent contractors. The $227 million settlement comes amidst a multitiude...
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GOP Support Makes GA the Latest Unlikely State to Consider Misclassification...
Rep. McKoon As we have written many times in the past, politicians on the right side of the ideological aisle are taking an increasing interest in preventing employee misclassification. Despite their...
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Teamsters Back CA Bill to Grant Amnesty to Drayage Co.’s Who Reclassify...
Assemblyman Hernandez In California, Assemblymember Roger Hernandez has introduced a bill which will provide drayage companies a limited period of amnesty to reclassify their drivers as employees....
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On-Demand Economy Startups Begin Using Employee Model Instead of Independent...
The on-demand economy is at a crossroads as employee misclassification lawsuits are beginning to chip away at the viability of a business model often built on hiring independent contractors....
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Labor Champion Lorena Gonzalez Has Momentum for Proper NFL Cheerleader...
Prior to the San Diego Chargers season opener, California Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez called on the team to begin paying its cheerleaders at least the minimum wage for the upcoming season....
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L.A. Port Truckers Win $7M Settlement for Being Misclassified as Independent...
The California Labor Commission has ordered Pacific 9 Transportation to pay 37 port drivers a total of nearly $7 million in back wages after they were misclassified as independent contractors...
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Real Newspaper: NFL Cheerleaders Don’t Need Employee Status Because They Know...
The editorial board of the Orange County Register decided to kick off 2016 by going full 1916. How did a paper of record turn the clocks back so? By questioning the motives of professional...
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J-E-T-S! Theft! Theft! Theft! More NFL Cheerleaders Win Lawsuit over Wages
The New York Jets have become the fourth professional football team to settle a wage theft lawsuit brought forward by their dancers, joining the Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals, and Tampa Bay...
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Historic NLRB Complaint Could Be First Step Toward Making Employee...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a historic complaint on behalf of port truckers working as independent contractors for Intermodal Bridge Transport (IBT). The complaint, issued...
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