As reported six months ago in an article in the E&P Journal, the oil and gas industry is one of those that is under attack by plaintiffs’ class action lawyers filing independent contractor misclassification lawsuits. My colleagues Bill Swanstrom and Mike Rose joined me then in commenting on some
December 2018
December 2018 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update
By Richard Reibstein Esq. on
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There were only a handful of independent contractor misclassification cases of significance in December and each of those matters relates to the subject of prior comprehensive posts on this blog.
The first involved FedEx Ground, which has paid hundreds of millions of dollars to settle dozens of class action lawsuits…
November 2018 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update
By Richard Reibstein Esq. on
Posted in Uncategorized
While there were no headline-grabbing cases or developments in the area of independent contractor misclassification and compliance during the past month, the first four court decisions reported below provide the basis for two useful strategies for companies to consider when using an independent contractor business model or supplementing their workforces…