State AGs sue to stop DOL joint-employer rule
March 4, 2020 7:25 amAttorneys general from 17 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit last week to stop the US Department of Labor’s new joint-employer rule.
Term limits: Misunderstood role in co-employment
February 26, 2020 7:50 amOften the most common risk contingent workforce programs want to address is co-employment and a common strategy they turn to is term limits. An employment attorney and co-employment expert reprises his argument that the strategy is flawed.
A look into the crystal ball: CW trends for 2020, part 2
February 26, 2020 7:48 amSIA analysts identify six more trends that could impact your contingent workforce program in 2020.
NLRB issues joint-employer final rule
February 26, 2020 7:40 amThe National Labor Relations Board issued its final rule governing joint-employer status, restoring the standard applied by the board prior to the 2015 decision in Browning-Ferris, but with the greater clarity.
Instacart employees likely misclassified as independent contractors, judge rules
February 26, 2020 7:35 amInstacart likely misclassifies its workers as independent contractors under California law, a judge ruled when granting a preliminary injunction against the human cloud, food-delivery firm. Instacart plans to appeal the ruling, which has been stayed.
Double trouble: Worker can sue buyer despite prior settlements with staffing firm
February 26, 2020 7:30 amA settlement agreement with a staffing agency on a wage-and-hour claim does not necessarily preclude an employee from later suing the staffing agency’s client on the exact same claims, a California appeals court affirmed.