Independent Contractor Compliance

Construction firm to pay $835,000 in IC misclassification case

|April 26th, 2023|

DC-based Maryland Applicators will pay $835,000 for misclassifying dozens of workers as independent contractors and procuring the services of hundreds of additional misclassified workers through subcontractors.
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The risks of using a global EOR

|April 19th, 2023|

Organizations engaging talent internationally may benefit from the employer of record model, but its use can bring all manner of legal and administrative complications.
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Michigan bills target wage theft, IC classification and more

|April 19th, 2023|

Sixteen bills that would affect worker management, including independent contractor classification and wage transparency, are being considered by the Great Lake State.
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Compliance: Grubhub misclassification finding may have big impact

|April 5th, 2023|

Joint employment and misclassification cases discussed include a Grubhub driver’s win, which could have a big impact on the gig economy despite the small financial award.
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Rideshare trade body seeks DOL nominee’s position on worker classification

|March 29th, 2023|

Flex, the trade association representing platforms such as Uber and Lyft, seeks clarification on labor secretary nominee Julie Su's stance on the proposed worker classification rule.
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Court revives Uber’s challenge to AB 5

|March 22nd, 2023|

A US appeals court revived a lawsuit brought by Uber and subsidiary Postmates against AB 5, a California law that aims to get tough on independent contractor misclassification.
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IC roundup: Construction subcontractors, home healthcare provider face fines

|March 22nd, 2023|

The DOL recovered $633,029 in back wages for Washington DC contractors’ workers for misclassification and other violations; Louisiana healthcare provider faces $79,362 in fines.
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Prop. 22: Appeals court rules firms can classify drivers as ICs

|March 15th, 2023|

A California Court of Appeals ruled rideshare and delivery companies can classify their drivers as independent contractors under Proposition 22, overturning a prior ruling that the law violated the state’s constitution.
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Ruling says Google is joint employer of YouTube contract workers

|March 8th, 2023|

Alphabet, Google's parent company, is a joint employer of some YouTube workers subcontracted through Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., according to a NLRB ruling.
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Common sense approach to background checks on ICs

|March 1st, 2023|

As companies avoid exerting too much control over independent contractors to mitigate misclassification risk, some grow concerned that practices such as conducting background checks may be a red flag.
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