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Genova Burns LLC

Crossing State Lines: Road Tripping with Amazon and Interstate Commerce

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On July 28, 2020, Chief District Judge Freda L. Wolfson from the District of New Jersey denied Amazon’s Motion to Dismiss and Compel Arbitration in Harper v. Amazon. The parties were ordered to engage in discovery to...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Court Rules That Commercial Landlord Cannot Be Liable for Injury to Retail Tenant’s Invitee Involving Tenant’s Operations...

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In Mowrey v. Eagle Rutland, LLC, et al., Vt. Super. Ct., Docket No. 284-5-18 Rdcv (Aug. 5, 2020), the court held that a non-possessory, arms-length commercial landlord that leased the premises to a supermarket could not be...more

Fisher Phillips

Round One of Critical New Prime Battle Goes To Gig Businesses

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Great news for gig economy businesses from an Illinois federal court: a judge recently ruled that Grubhub’s delivery drivers were not operating in “interstate commerce,” and therefore were not excluded from the company’s...more

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Appellate Division Rules Independent Contractor Agreements Signed by Driver’s Corporation Not Bullet Proof Against Class Action...

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On October 29, 2018 a N.J. Appellate Division panel reversed a dismissal of class action overtime pay claims brought against a freight-forwarding company that convinced the lower court that the company’s drivers and...more

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September 2016 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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The past month’s judicial and administrative activity in the area of IC misclassification reflects the wide range of industries facing these types of claims: communications; cleaning services; transportation and delivery...more

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