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Arizona Minimum Wage Increases on January 1, 2025

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The Arizona minimum wage increased from $14.35 per hour to $14.70 per hour. The latest increase will take effect on January 1, 2025, and will remain in effect until December 31, 2025. This means that Arizona employers will...more

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$228 Million: The Cost of Independent Contractor Misclassification for FedEx Ground in California

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Yesterday, June 12, FedEx announced in papers filed with the SEC that its Ground Division “has reached an agreement in principle with [drivers] in the independent contractor litigation that is pending in …California [federal...more

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October 2014 Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Update

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- TAX COURT DECISION REMINDS COMPANIES THAT “OFFICERS” ARE STATUTORY EMPLOYEES AND THEREFORE CANNOT BE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. The United States Tax Court held that a company that was engaged in the buying, reconditioning,...more

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FedEx Hit with Avalanche of Independent Contractor Misclassification Rulings

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In the past week, the Supreme Court of Kansas and the National Labor Relations Board have issued lengthy, comprehensive opinions finding that FedEx misclassified its Home Delivery and Ground Division drivers as independent...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - September 2014

In This Issue: - SEC Pays First Whistleblower Award to Audit and Compliance Professional - Supreme Court Allows Affordable Care Act Contraceptives Religious Exemption - EEOC Adopts New Pregnancy...more

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$15M Judgment Reversed Due to Flawed Statistical Sampling Approach to Class Action

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In a significant victory for California employers, the California Supreme Court threw out a $15 million judgment in favor of allegedly misclassified employees. In Duran v. U.S. Bank National Association, a putative class of...more

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