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NYC Council Passes Bills Expanding Minimum Pay Protections to App-Based Grocery Delivery Workers

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The New York City Council has passed a several bills that would extend pay and other protections to many more app-based delivery workers and entitle them to a minimum pay-rate of $21.44 per hour. In December 2023, New York...more

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NJ DOL Proposes New Rules Clarifying the ABC Test for Independent Contractors

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The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) recently issued proposed regulations aimed at clarifying how employers should apply the “ABC test” to determine whether a worker is properly classified as...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

DOL Announces Abandonment of Independent Contractor Rule

In 2024, the Department of Labor adopted regulations limiting the definition of independent contractors exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime and minimum wage requirements....more

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U.S. DOL Likely to Alter Employee vs. Independent Contractor Classification Rules Under FLSA

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Newly published guidance may mean it will be easier for employers to classify workers as independent contractors under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more

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Counting Down to the New Year: Ten “Need-to-Know” Labor and Employment Developments of 2024

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2024 was yet another active year in the labor and employment landscape. While 2025 and the new administration could bring any number of changes to workplace laws and enforcement, the timing and extent of such changes is...more

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[Webinar] New California Employment Laws and Developments for 2025 - November 20th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

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Join us for a comprehensive, complimentary webinar on November 20, 2024, from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. (Pacific), presented by CDF Partners Mark S. Spring and Nicole Legrottaglie Wohl. This “Year in Review” session will cover the...more

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2024 California Labor, Employment, and Independent Contractor Legislative Update

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With the 2024 California legislative year closed, it is once again time to summarize the new legislation that will affect businesses operating within California and highlight relevant action items related to this legislation....more

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[Webinar] Employee Benefits Changes in 2024: New Requirements for Part-time Employees and Independent Contractors - March 7th,...

If you employ part-time workers and/or engage independent contractors, sit up and take note: 2024 will bring significant changes to how you manage your workforce. The US Department of Labor’s revised Independent Contractor...more

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Littler Global Guide - United Kingdom - Q4 2021

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Striking Workers Are Protected from Suffering Detriment - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - On November 18, 2021, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed that workers who take part in...more

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Department of Labor Delays Effective Date of Regulations on Independent Contractors and Tips

On February 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published notices in the Federal Register of its proposed delay of the effective dates of the Trump administration’s regulations addressing independent contractor...more

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Uber and Lyft Drivers are Employees in California

In September 2019, the California legislature passed, and Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law, Assembly Bill 5 (“AB5”), which established a more stringent test for classifying workers as independent contractors. This...more

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Shutdown Averted – Lyft And Uber’s AB-5 Battle With California Heats Up

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The fate of rideshare companies in California has taken several dramatic twists today following last week’s preliminary injunction enjoining Lyft and Uber from classifying their drivers as independent contractors. The...more

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Lyft’s IPO Warns About Misclassification Risks And Local Regulations

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Lyft recently filed for an initial public offering with the hopes of raising as much as $2.1 billion. As part of its registration statement for its IPO, Lyft acknowledged the company could be negatively impacted by several...more

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New York City Enacts Mandatory Minimum Wage for App-Hail Drivers

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On December 4, 2018, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) adopted rules mandating a minimum wage for app-hailed drivers....more

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Employee or Independent Contractor?

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A Hot Question for 2018 due to The North Carolina Employee Fair Classification Act - Employee misclassification is not a new issue. However, the North Carolina Employee Fair Classification Act (EFCA), N.C. Gen. Stat. §...more

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North Carolina Governor Signs Law Creating Division to Investigate and Prosecute Employee Misclassification Claims

In 2015, a Raleigh newspaper ran a series of investigative articles focused on construction industry members that classified a large portion of their workers as independent contractors instead of employees. The articles...more

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NYC Passes Sweeping Freelance Worker Protection Law

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New York City just passed landmark legislation to protect the wages of freelance workers, which goes into effect on May 15, 2017. Freelance work is on the rise. In 2015, freelancers made up approximately 16% of the nation’s...more

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New York City Enacts First-of-Its-Kind Law to Protect Freelance Workers

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On November 16, 2016, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed Int. No. 1017-C, known as the Freelance Isn’t Free Act (“Act”), which establishes protections for the estimated 1.3 million independent workers in New York City....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Jersey Supreme Court Adopts Restrictive Test for “Independent Contractor” Status

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently adopted a new test making it more difficult for New Jersey employers to classify workers as independent contractors. In a lawsuit brought by contract delivery drivers against a chain of...more

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