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Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

UBER Update: NLRB Advice Memo Reaffirms the “Entrepreneurial Opportunity” Test for Independent Contractors

The “gig economy” has prompted a nationwide debate about which workers should be deemed employees (and therefore entitled to certain rights and benefits under labor and employment laws) as opposed to independent contractors. ...more

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April and May 2018 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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The past two months were momentous for many companies that engage independent contractors in California to supplement their workforce or to interact with their customers. This applies not only to businesses based in...more

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Executive Labor Summary - September / October 2016

NEWS & ANALYSIS - Class arbitration cases continue to stack up at Supreme Court. The National Labor Relations Board on September 9 petitioned the Court for certiorari in NLRB v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc. The lower court...more

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July 2016 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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Four of the five independent contractor (IC) misclassification cases reported below from July 2016 illustrate how companies continue to fail to structure, document, and implement a business’s IC relationships in a manner that...more

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April 2016 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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This past month involved the settlement of a number of high profile IC misclassification cases. In one case, a federal court gave conditional approval to a $226 million settlement between FedEx and its Ground Division...more

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