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.
Port drivers seek unionization in fight against IC misclassification
Truck drivers in Southern California filed a petition for an election to join a union, a move the union calls a challenge to their classification as independent contractors.
DOL, NLRB collaborate on enhanced enforcement
The agencies sign an agreement to improve enforcement against misclassification of workers as independent contractors, unlawful pay practices and retaliation against workers who exercise their legal rights.
Trends to prepare for in 2022
SIA’s CWS Council team compiled a list of 15 events program owners around the world should be especially aware of and prepared for in 2022. Here are eight of those projections and actions program managers should take.
2021: The year in review
Covid-19 and its wide-ranging effects on contingent workforce management dominated readers’ interest in 2021, from vaccines to wage pressure to skills shortages. Here are the top stories of the year.
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.
Top advisory insights of 2021
SIA’s analysts and CWS Council advisory team provide — through CWS 3.0 — their insights to help program managers keep their organizations compliant and competitive.
IC roundup: Louisiana suspends ‘safe harbor’ law; Virginia secures first guilty plea
A Louisiana provision protecting first-time independent contractor misclassification offenders runs afoul of federal law; Virginia announced a guilty plea in the first misclassification-related charges brought by the state’s Worker Protection Unit.
DoorDash to pay $5.3 million to settle alleged labor law violations in San Francisco
DoorDash will pay 4,500 San Francisco contractors to settle alleged violations of the city’s Health Care Security Ordinance and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance.
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.
