Independent Contractor Compliance

New Jersey issues 71 stop-work orders; recovers back wages for IC misclassification, other violations

|August 24th, 2022|

In the three years since its power to halt work at a worksite was expanded, New Jersey has issued 71 stop-work orders and recovered nearly $1 million in back wages owed to 235 workers.
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California agency sets ‘profound’ precedent in IC misclassification case

|August 17th, 2022|

A recent decision by the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board sends a warning to employers in the agriculture industry when it comes to independent contractor misclassification.
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Benchmarks: IC compliance services use on the rise

|August 17th, 2022|

SIA research finds the use of IC compliance services among enterprise organizations has visibly increased in recent years.
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IC roundup: Shared liability; Separate businesses not enough

|August 10th, 2022|

A hospital shares liability for an emergency room surgeon’s negligence, despite independent contractor classification. A worker’s establishment as a business is not enough to confirm IC classification.
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UK Supreme Court: Contingents’ holiday pay need not be prorated to FTEs

|July 27th, 2022|

The recent ruling regarding holiday leave and pay calculations affects businesses and others that employ workers who work part of the year on permanent contracts.
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Michigan court nullifies state’s compromise wage and paid leave laws

|July 27th, 2022|

Michigan’s legislature violated the state’s constitution when it overhauled paid leave and minimum wages laws in a lame-duck session, attorneys with Littler Mendelson wrote. If the ruling stands, independent contractors and temporary workers would be entitled to paid sick leave.
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NLRB announces interagency partnerships to enforce worker protections

|July 27th, 2022|

The National Labor Relations Board entered into separate agreements with the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to collaborate on areas such as misclassification of workers and the impact of algorithmic decision-making.
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IC misclassification: Defending class claims; truckers lose AB 5 battle

|July 13th, 2022|

A ruling provides a helpful roadmap for defending class certification in independent contractor misclassification claims; California truckers lose fight against AB 5.
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SCOTUS silent on truckers’ AB 5 lawsuit, leaves case in limbo

|June 29th, 2022|

The US Supreme Court this session left unadressed a case in which California truckers assert the state’s AB 5 legislation violates federal law, assuring an injunction against enforcing the law on the trucking industry remains in place.
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Disintermediation is driving innovation in CW solutions

|June 22nd, 2022|

As advances lead to ways to bypass staffing firms and even the contingent workforce program entirely, program managers will need to apply and leverage traditional and alternative talent sourcing channels.
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