Independent Contractor Compliance

Misclassification: Pennsylvania calculates costs, lawmaker promises action

|March 16th, 2022|

A joint task force said Pennsylvanians lose hundreds of millions annually due to misclassification of workers as independent contractors and recommended the state adopt the ABC test for classification, among other actions.
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DOL, DOJ strengthen partnership to protect workers

|March 16th, 2022|

The US Departments of Labor and Justice signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their partnership to protect workers from anticompetitive conduct, including through collusive behavior and misclassification of employees.
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Joint employment tests: Two courts weigh in

|March 9th, 2022|

Two recent court cases drew clear lines distinguishing between joint-employer and independent contractor classification analysis. Contingent workforce program managers will want to take note.
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NLRB IC test analysis: Employees almost always win with Trump standard

|March 2nd, 2022|

The National Labor Relations Board’s independent contractor classification test established under the Trump administration resulted in a higher rate of employee wins than the broader standard set during the Obama administration, according to Bloomberg Law.
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IC agreements prevail

|February 16th, 2022|

Australia’s high court ruled clearly written independent contractor agreements in two cases precluded the need to delve further into the employment relationships, the National Law Review reports.
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IC misclassification included in new DOL initiative for warehouse and logistics workers

|February 9th, 2022|

The US Department of Labor launched an initiative designed to protect warehouse and logistics workers, including delivery drivers and truck drivers. The initiative will also target misclassification of employees as independent contractors.
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SEC asked to require public companies report numbers of nonemployee workers

|February 9th, 2022|

Two US senators are calling on the US Securities and Exchange Commission to require publicly traded companies to disclose how many of their workers are not classified as full-time employees, including independent contractors and subcontracted workers.
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DOL adds head count to bolster enforcement efforts

|February 2nd, 2022|

The US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division will add 100 investigators to its team to support its enforcement efforts — including combatting worker misclassification as independent contractors.
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Going viral: When an engagement manager does not know how to manage a contractor

|February 2nd, 2022|

An independent contractor’s account of a client demanding he deliver beyond the scope of his contract went viral recently. A Staffing Stream blog post discusses how such situations could prove to be costly headaches for the enterprise organization and the program manager.
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Comcast, outsourcing provider hit with IC misclassification case in DC

|January 26th, 2022|

A customer support outsourcer allegedly sought women of color for roles and misclassified them as independent contractors; Comcast is included as co-employer.
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