EU-US Privacy Shield
What the new EU-US data privacy agreement means for companies transferring personal data between Europe and US.
Europe: Tax changes; Umbrella companies to disappear?
In April, tax changes will be introduced into two of the biggest markets in Europe for independent contractors: the UK and the Netherlands.
Drilling down into joint employer designations
What you need to know about new guidance on how joint employment is established in cases brought under the the FLSA and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.
Global Effort: Countries waging war on IC misclassification
Type “misclassification” into your search engine and, even here in the UK, the results are dominated by US Web pages denouncing the practice of wrongly classifying employees as independent contractors. However, as I outlined last month, misclassification of employees is not an issue confined to the US. Many countries are witnessing an increase in the […]
Independent contractors: The worldwide war against misclassification
Misclassification of employees as independent contractors generates a lot of column inches in the US, but it is not just a North American problem. Governments the world over are wrestling with increases in the numbers of individuals providing their services in a quasi-business relationship, as opposed to an employment relationship. The loss in tax revenue, […]
Port in a storm? Safe Harbor ruling puts companies in limbo
Two weeks ago, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled that the 15-year agreement between the European Union and the US Department of Commerce could no longer be relied upon as protection for personal data being transferred between Europe and the US.
Background
EU countries already have some of the strictest data protection laws in the world […]
Brazil proposes relaxed outsourced worker limitations, clarifies temporary work
Celebrations of a bill that would allow companies in Brazil to outsource any of their business activities may have been premature. Bill 4330/04 was passed by Brazil’s House of Representatives in April, but it still needs to go through the Senate, whose president opposes it in its current form.
Ten years in the making, the bill […]
Are you concerned with common law employer liability for ACA?
Over recent months a recurring issue has been raised by staffing firms not subject to the employer responsibility rules under Affordable Care Act.
In order to protect themselves against a penalty for failing to offer coverage under an eligible employer-sponsored plan to any individual deemed to be their common law employee, increasing numbers of client companies […]
Remote I-9 rules: To notarize or not
In the last two weeks, we’ve covered how CW managers can work with staffing providers to ensure workers’ eligibility and I-9 compliance. Another area of concern is remote contingent workers that companies engage directly as part of their in-house temp pool.
As technology advances and the digital sharing economy grows across the US, more and more […]
Whistleblowers can help mitigate risk, but employers need a well-drafted policy
Every business and public body has failings from time to time, but occasionally inadequate systems of governance or controls can lead to dangerous situations or criminal behavior. Where such failures arise, often the first people to notice or suspect it will be those who work in, or with, the organization.
Enter Whistleblowers, individuals who call attention […]
