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On Feb. 21, Governor Whitmer signed an amendment to the Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”), which became effective immediately. The law requires most Michigan employers to permit employees to accrue and use paid earned sick time....more
App-based couriers in Mexico are now classified as employees under an amendment to the Federal Labor Law published on December 24, 2024, in the Official Gazette of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación). ...more
On March 11, 2024, after many months of anticipation, the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) final rule on independent contractor status went into effect. Meanwhile, on March 8, 2024, a revised joint employer rule announced by the...more
We have written about the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee’s final flurry of activity approving and advancing bills out of committee. In addition to the bills that we have already summarized, here is a...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a rule that would make it more difficult for companies to treat workers as independent contractors. The proposed rule would return to a "totality-of-the-circumstances" analysis...more
Thanks to powerful lobbying, last week the House of Representatives introduced a new bipartisan bill, the Worker Flexibility and Choice Act (the “Act”). This bill provides for a new classification of workers in between...more
The law treats employees and independent contractors differently. Independent contractors are usually exempt from labor and employment legislation, such as minimum wage and overtime pay and retirement contributions, while...more
As we wrote back in January, Massachusetts is in the midst of a multi-fora battle over whether gig drivers (those using app-based platforms such as Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart) should be treated as employees or...more
A series of employment-related actions in President Biden’s first 100 days in office signal the likelihood of additional actions and legislative proposals. Employers should expect a decidedly pro-worker tilt....more
In one of the most closely watched (and most expensive) fronts in the ongoing battle over employment classification of gig workers, California voters appear to have approved Proposition 22, a ballot measure that confirms the...more
The distinction between employees and independent contractors is often overlooked by emerging companies. However, the significance of this distinction in New York State cannot be overstated. As discussed further below, a...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 7, 2020, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (“EOHED”) issued its updated COVID-19 Essential Services FAQs, providing more details on what is and what is not...more
Synopsis: As the 2020 presidential election approaches, both Congress and the presidential candidates are taking notice of future of work issues. A newly formed Congressional caucus aims to address future of work issues with...more
As 2019 comes to an end, employers should know about important new obligations that will ring in their new year. Our Labor & Employment experts offer some guidance on critical developments in Oregon, Washington, California,...more
With the new year quickly approaching, it is important to re-examine the policies and plans that govern employee compensation, benefits, and responsibilities. These documents can be the difference between a successful year...more
As we reported just a few weeks ago, Congress has begun to gather information and consider the “future of work,” with considerable emphasis on the role of the gig economy. Although this emergency economy is growing rapidly,...more
When California’s AB 5 was signed into law last month, a chorus of voices decried the fact that it could radically change the gig economy as we know it. Many contended that the average app-based driver enjoyed being an...more
Lawmakers have begun to hold a series of hearings to discuss the “future of work,” and it may be no surprise that the two political parties have differing ideas about how that should impact the gig economy. The House...more
Perhaps the biggest news coming out of California’s Legislature this year was the passage of Assembly Bill 5 – the new law that codifies the 2018 Dynamex case and which imposes a new test for determining employee or...more
With the usual flurry of activity at the end of the legislative session, California has enacted a slew of bills with labor and employment ramifications....more
The autumn leaves are turning, football season is gathering momentum, Congress is reconvening, and at Ogletree Deakins, we are celebrating the first anniversary of Compass and reflecting on all that has changed in the last...more
Since April 30, 2018, when the landmark California Supreme Court decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Sup. Ct. (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903 (Dynamex) was issued, companies across the state have questioned whether the ABC...more
On September 11, 2019, the California Assembly passed a bill codifying last year’s Supreme Court of California decision establishing a new test to determine whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee. The...more
In its 2018 decision in Dynamex Operations West v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, the California Supreme Court upended decades of precedent by setting out a new, stringent, three-factor test to determine proper worker...more
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) held yesterday in Camargo’s Case that a worker’s eligibility for workers' compensation benefits is contingent upon the worker proving that he/she is an “employee” under the...more