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June 2016 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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The poster children of IC misclassification cases dominated the news in June: Uber, Lyft, GrubHub, FedEx, an exotic dance club, and a trucking transport company. It was not a good month for any of them, yet as we have...more

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Why Did Uber Lose In Court Today? And How It Can Still Avoid Future Misclassification Liability

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Today was not a good day for Uber. It suffered its second setback from the federal district court judge hearing the independent contractor misclassification class action case brought by Uber drivers against the giant...more

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Seventh Circuit Adopts Kansas Supreme Court Decision that FedEx Ground Misclassified Its Drivers as Independent Contractors as a...

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Wednesday, as anticipated, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit adopted the decision of the Kansas Supreme Court that FedEx Ground drivers, as a matter of law, were employees and not independent contractors under...more

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FedEx to Pay $228 Million in Independent Contractor Misclassification Settlement

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Things that $228 Million will buy: – LeBron James’s waterfront mansion in Miami, listed for $15 million – A 710-year old copy of the Magna Carta, sold in 2007 for $21.3 million – The Oakland A’s, sold in 2005 for $180...more

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