Independent Contractor Compliance

Congressional Republicans seek to throw out DOL’s new IC rule

|March 13th, 2024|

Lawmakers are pushing to overturn the new multifactor “economic reality” test for independent contractor classification, which went into effect this week.
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Certified nursing assistants’ case comes amid IC debate

|March 6th, 2024|

Skilled nursing provider Medicalodges faces a lawsuit alleging it misclassified two nursing assistants as independent contractors and did not pay them for hours worked.
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IC roundup: Rhode Island case brings historic fine

|March 6th, 2024|

An Ocean State firm settles allegations for a near-record fine but still faces kickback allegations; two other firms must pay back wages.
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FTC commissioner takes aim at misclassification

|February 7th, 2024|

It is time for authorities to “step up to the plate” and help labor rights advocates fight the issue, Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya says.
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California legislators take aim at IC misclassification laws

|January 31st, 2024|

Republican lawmakers from the Golden State are targeting AB 5 and the DOL’s new rule.
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New IC test faces first lawsuit as freelance writers push back

|January 24th, 2024|

Four freelancers are challenging the US Department of Labor’s new test to determine worker status, saying the rule muddies the waters.
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DOL finalizes new independent contractor test

|January 10th, 2024|

The new rule relies on six factors to analyze worker status and rescinds an earlier Trump-era independent contractor rule.
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Trucking firms slapped with first-ever lawsuit under new NJ IC law

|January 10th, 2024|

The suit alleges transportation and logistics services companies misclassified hundreds of drivers as independent contractors.
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Gig firms discuss impact of new IC classification rule on drivers

|January 10th, 2024|

Uber, Lyft and DoorDash chime in on the effect of the DOL’s new rule on their operations.
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Court rejects Bimbo Bakeries’ counterclaim in IC misclassification case

|December 20th, 2023|

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.
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