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August 2018 Independent Contractor Misclassification And Compliance News Update

August 2018 was a busy month in the area of independent contractor misclassification and compliance including a number of new court filings and decisions, new regulatory initiatives, and new legislation. While none of these...more

July 2018 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Last month was notable for a number of judicial and administrative decisions against companies defending independent contractor misclassification claims. In one case, the plaintiff seeks to use the company’s statements in...more

June 2018 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

This past month was not a particularly newsworthy month in the area of independent contractor misclassification and compliance, but four court cases do provide insights for businesses that rely on ICs. In the first case...more

April and May 2018 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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

Questions Left Open by Dymamex, And What Companies Can Do To Enhance Their IC Compliance

When the California Supreme Court issued its groundbreaking decision in the Dynamex case on April 30, announcing a new test to be used in determining independent contractor status under certain California laws, it left open a...more

Oil & Gas Industry Is Next Target for Independent Contractor Compliance Misclassification Lawsuits

A cottage industry for plaintiffs’ class action lawyers has been independent contractor (IC) misclassification lawsuits, and one of the industries taking the brunt of those types of legal proceedings is energy, particularly...more

Prediction: California Supreme Court Will Re-Affirm Existing Test for Independent Contractor Status

On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision in a case that could change the legal test as to whether an individual is an independent contractor or an employee under California’s wage and...more

Uber Scores Big Win in Independent Contractor Misclassification Case

Yesterday, Uber Technologies, Inc. won a watershed case under federal and state wage laws on the issue of whether Uber drivers are independent contractors, as the company has steadfastly maintained. A federal district court...more

Insurance Industry Now Being Targeted for Independent Contractor Misclassification Lawsuits 

Independent insurance sales agents have been treated as independent contractors for decades. But recently, class action lawyers have begun to target insurance companies with claims that insurers have misclassified these sales...more

March 2018 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Last month, half of the cases that came to our attention in the area of independent contractor misclassification and compliance involved interesting issues concerning arbitration – and lessons for companies seeking to limit...more

February 2018 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Last month was a busy and important month for IC misclassification and compliance law. Featured among the ten cases summarized below are the first-ever trial of an IC misclassification case in the on-demand, sharing economy...more

What Does GrubHub’s Big Win In Its Independent Contractor Misclassification Trial Mean for Other On-Demand, Sharing Economy...

Earlier today, GrubHub, Inc. won its highly publicized case brought against it by a restaurant delivery driver / courier for allegedly misclassifying him as an independent contractor. The case drew sustained media attention...more

January 2018 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

There were six noteworthy cases in the area of independent contractor misclassification and compliance in January 2018 involving drivers of trucking companies, behavioral therapists, ride-sharing drivers, insurance agents,...more

What to Expect in 2018 in the Law of Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance (Part 2)

2017 was notable for a shift in the law of independent contractors. Part 1, discussed five key legal developments from 2017. Part 2, below, offers readers predictions of what to expect in 2018 in this area of the law. Both...more

Five Key Independent Contractor Legal Developments in 2017 – and What to Expect in 2018 (Part I)

2017 was notable for a shift in the law of independent contractors. Part 1, below, discusses five key legal developments from 2017 you should be aware of. Part 2, which will follow tomorrow, offers readers predictions of what...more

December 2017 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

There were no notable settlements in independent contractor misclassification class action cases that came to our attention last month, but there was an array of significant IC cases in various stages of litigation. Two of...more

November 2017 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

This past month’s legal developments in the area of independent contractor misclassification and compliance was notable for some non-class action cases: one where two office workers in New York, who were found by a jury to...more

October 2017 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

There were newsworthy developments in a number of cases in the area of independent contractor misclassification during the month of October. Those cases were brought against companies in an array of different industries...more

Lawyers in GrubHub Trial Make Final Arguments in Independent Contractor Misclassification Case, But Decision Is Unlikely To Be...

The lawyers for GrubHub and the driver who is among thousands who sued the company for independent contractor misclassification made their closing arguments earlier today before federal Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott...more

September 2017 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

September included three court cases that have attracted considerable attention in the area of independent contractor misclassification: an $8.75 million settlement in the nationwide class action against Postmates by its...more

August 2017 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

This past month was unusually “slow” in terms of developments in the law of independent contractor misclassification and compliance. There was no blockbuster court decision or lawsuit filed, although one interesting...more

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