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Locke Lord LLP

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

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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

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

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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Agents Can’t Insure Class Treatment – Varied Experiences Require Decertification

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Last week, a federal district court decertified a Rule 23 class of more than 1,000 insurance agents who claimed that Bankers Life and Casualty Co. misclassified them as independent contractors, and, as a result, they were...more

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