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April and May 2019 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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The past two months were two of the busiest ever in terms of judicial decisions involving claims of independent contractor misclassification, administrative and regulatory initiatives, and legislative developments. They are...more

Locke Lord LLP

March 2019 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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Cases reported below for this past month show that large companies remain in the crosshairs of class action lawyers representing workers in independent contractor misclassification lawsuits. Two well-known industry leaders in...more

Littler

California’s Newest Laws: It’s Shocktober for Employers!

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The September 30, 2018 deadline has come and gone for Governor Jerry Brown to evaluate the bills passed by the California legislature this year. In his last hurrah, Governor Brown has signed into law a jaw-dropping number of...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Insurance Agents as Employees? Court Breaks Independent Contractor Precedent

On August 1, 2017, the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio held that insurance agents working under independent contractor agreements with an insurer were employees for purposes of pursuing pension and other...more

Troutman Pepper

April 2017 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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April was a red-hot month for independent contractor misclassification cases. We report below on 11 cases in the courts and two before administrative agencies involving...more

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Post-Employment Covenants: Is an Inducement to Smile An Inducement to Cancel?

A recent Circuit Court case confirms that the term “non-inducement” means just that. In American Family Mutual Insurance Company v. Graham, the Eighth Circuit affirmed a jury verdict against an insurance agent who, the jury...more

BakerHostetler

Washington Federal Court Decertifies Class of Insurance Agents Alleging Entitlement to Overtime

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Challenging the classification of workers as independent contractors continues to be a growing area of focus for plaintiffs’ attorneys. However, as a recent federal case from Washington demonstrates, the fact-intensive...more

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