Google contractors learn of job losses at City Council meeting, union says
Contingent YouTube Music workers say they heard about layoffs while seeking city’s support, but employer Cognizant disagrees.
FTC commissioner takes aim at misclassification
It is time for authorities to “step up to the plate” and help labor rights advocates fight the issue, Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya says.
California legislators take aim at IC misclassification laws
Republican lawmakers from the Golden State are targeting AB 5 and the DOL’s new rule.
Buyer cited in death of 16-year-old contingent
The worker was cleaning the deboning area at a Mar-Jac Poultry plant when he was caught in a rotating shaft and sprockets, according to the labor department.
DOL finalizes new independent contractor test
The new rule relies on six factors to analyze worker status and rescinds an earlier Trump-era independent contractor rule.
Trucking firms slapped with first-ever lawsuit under new NJ IC law
The suit alleges transportation and logistics services companies misclassified hundreds of drivers as independent contractors.
Gig firms discuss impact of new IC classification rule on drivers
Uber, Lyft and DoorDash chime in on the effect of the DOL’s new rule on their operations.
US agency calls for improved data on ‘nonstandard’ workers
The Government Accountability Office seeks increased collaboration among federal agencies to improve data about workers in arrangements that are not permanent, year round and full time with predictable hours.
Activision Blizzard to settle $54 million bias lawsuit, including contingents
The video game maker agreed to settle allegations of discrimination against women, both directly employed and contract workers.
Court rejects Bimbo Bakeries’ counterclaim in IC misclassification case
A judge ruled against the company’s counterclaim that distribution drivers should repay monies earned as independent contractors to offset damages if the bakery was found to have misclassified them.
