Comcast, outsourcing provider hit with IC misclassification case in DC
A customer support outsourcer allegedly sought women of color for roles and misclassified them as independent contractors; Comcast is included as co-employer.
Advancing equal opportunity at work: EEOC and DOL unveil initiative
The agencies will collaborate to expand access to good jobs for workers from underrepresented communities and help address key hiring and recruitment challenges.
Regulatory roundup: NLRB IC standard; Massachusetts’ joint-employer test
The NLRB is poised to abandon the current standard for determining whether independent contractors are properly classified; Massachusetts’ High Court sets standard governing joint-employer liability.
EEOC clarifies when Covid-19 may be a disability
The agency updated guidance to clarify under what circumstances Covid-19 may be considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act.
Company sidesteps joint-employer liability; premises law a risk
While not liable for alleged sexual harassment of a contractor’s employee as a joint employer, a company may face fresh claims stemming from its control of the worksite.
Buyer owes $1.4 million for IC misclassification; owners personally liable
Owners of a Las Vegas call center must pay more than $1.4 million in back wages and damages to 1,328 workers intentionally misclassified as independent contractors, a federal court ruled.
Discriminatory hiring requests: Only training can change the paradigm
Asking your staffing provider to use discriminatory hiring practices can land both firms in hot water, as can unconscious biases. Be sure your program stakeholders are on the same educated page to ensure a fair and inclusive process.
Judge: Arbitration agreements not a shield from federal action
Arbitration agreements between employers and workers do not preclude the US DOL from taking action on behalf of those workers, a federal judge ruled, allowing an independent contractor misclassification case to proceed.
Court vacates Trump-era wage-based H-1B selection process rule
A federal district court on Sept. 15 struck down a Trump administration rule that would have given high-wage positions priority in the H-1B selection process, replacing the lottery-based process currently in use.
Misclassification roundup: $7.3 million lawsuit settlement; $235,000-plus DOL recovery
A medical technology firm settled a misclassification suit for $7.3 million and agreed to reclassify sales associates as employees; the DOL recovered more than $235,000 for 131 home health aides misclassified as independent contractors.
