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Artificial Intelligence Industry Targeted for Independent Contractor Misclassification Lawsuits: May 2025 IC Legal News Update

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Five months ago, we reported about a class action lawsuit against an artificial intelligence (AI) company that engages workers to perform data labeling and content creation and classifies them as independent contractors (ICs)...more

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NJ Temporary Workers Bill of Rights Upheld in 3rd Circuit

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In 2023, we reported on the enactment of the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights (the “Act”) and subsequent regulations by the New Jersey Department of Labor (“DOL”)....more

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Third Circuit Refuses to Block New Jersey Temporary Workers Bill of Rights Law

On July 24, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit declined to block a New Jersey law aimed at equalizing the pay of temporary workers with that of direct employees....more

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Air Carrier’s Good-Faith Belief It Was Complying With California Wage Laws Precludes Penalties, District Court Rules

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Recent decisions from the California Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that at least some of California’s wage and hour laws can apply to flight crew domiciled in the Golden State if...more

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Colorado’s Pay Transparency Law Survives Preliminary Injunction: Next Steps for Employers

Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act went into effect on January 1, 2021. The act creates significant compliance burdens for employers with even one employee in Colorado....more

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Can the Dormant Commerce Clause Shield Airlines from Applying State Wage-and-Hour Laws to Employees who Fly Predominately Outside...

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Airlines are creatures of interstate and international commerce: roaming the skies and crossing territorial boundaries to deliver passengers and cargoes to destinations not cabined by state lines. To avoid unfair application...more

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California’s Wage Statement Law Applies to Interstate Transportation Workers

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On February 2, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision that affects all California employers that employ interstate transportation workers. In Ward v. United Airlines, the court held that federal law did...more

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U.S. District Court Rules in Favor of Airline Flight Crew Employees on Paid Sick Leave Challenge

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On October 11, 2019, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that Washington state’s paid sick leave law does not violate the Constitution or federal preemption law, thereby...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Two Airline Industry Cases

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The United States Supreme Court recently denied petitions to consider two U.S. Court of Appeals decisions adversely affecting the airline industry. On June 24, 2019, the Justices declined to review a Seventh Circuit ruling...more

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