An appeals court ruled ICs colluding to drive price increases was a valid labor dispute rather than antitrust activity. An attorney with BakerHostetler explains what the future likely holds for that ruling in an Employment Law Spotlight blog post.
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The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development asked an administrative law judge to confirm the department's assessment that Lyft owes $16 million following a worker classification audit.
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A federal judge reinstated a Trump-era rule that made it easier for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors, Bloomberg law reported. The rule, issued by the Trump administration in January 2021, was withdrawn by the Biden administration.
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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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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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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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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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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.