Independent Contractor Compliance

Union accuses Alphabet of blocking pay transparency

|November 9th, 2022|

A union that seeks to represent directly employed and contingent workers at Google alleged in a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board that Alphabet blocked contract workers from accessing internal pay transparency data.
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Feds scrutinize electronic monitoring of workers

|November 2nd, 2022|

The National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel has expressed concerns that electronic monitoring could impede workers’ rights to organize, while the DOL lists it as a factor indicating control over workers and, thus, possible employee status.
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IC Roundup: Comment period for DOL rule extended; other stories

|November 2nd, 2022|

The public comment period is extended for the DOL’s proposed worker classification rule; 47 workers receive $1 million in back wages and damages; Shipt faces misclassification charges lodged by Washington DC and Minnesota.
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IC roundup: Landmark Uber ruling in New Zealand, companies settle lawsuits

|October 26th, 2022|

Uber drivers were declared employees by the New Zealand Employment Court in a case that could have broader impact; California sees multiple misclassification settlements.
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Hidden landmines in DOL’s IC classification proposal

|October 26th, 2022|

An attorney with law firm Fisher Phillips in a Staffing Stream blog post cautions program managers and staffing firms to be aware of a hidden landmine in the recently announced independent contractor classification final rule.
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Whiplash: UK reverses course on IR35 reform repeals

|October 19th, 2022|

Newly installed UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is scrapping his predecessor’s promise to repeal IR35 reforms that took effect in April 2021. How contingent workforce programs are affected.
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DOL makes good on IC promise, new rule pending

|October 12th, 2022|

The US Department of Labor is moving forward with a new rule aimed at determining who is an employee and who is an independent contractor. The department announced this week it will publish a notice of proposed rulemaking on Oct. 13.
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IC compliance: Courier company to pay $575,000 in wages, penalties

|October 5th, 2022|

A courier service that allegedly misclassified 62 drivers as independent contractors will pay $575,000 in back wages and liquidated damages and ensure future FLSA compliance at all its US locations.
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U-turn ahead: UK to repeal IR35 reforms

|September 28th, 2022|

The UK is fulfilling its new prime minister’s promise to scrap IR35 off-payroll working rules. While welcome news, experts urge caution from employers and push for clear government guidance.
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Truckers’ AB 5 fight lives on; judge allows another association to intervene

|September 28th, 2022|

The California Trucking Association’s lawsuit against the application of California’s AB 5 to the trucking industry continues, and a federal judge has ruled that another party can intervene in the case despite the state’s objections, FreightWaves reports. 
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