Last month, there were only a couple of legal developments in the area of independent contractor (IC) compliance and misclassification, but they were significant because two more industries — home improvement and legal services — were added to those in the crosshairs of plaintiffs’ class action lawyers. As summarized below, one of the largest gutter protection companies was targeted in Colorado by class action attorneys representing salespersons who sell gutter protection systems to homeowners. And in Tennessee, intake and client retention consultants providing services for law firms sued their company for IC misclassification. There may well be defenses to both lawsuits, and the companies sued may be party to an arbitration agreement with a class and collective action waiver. But winning these types of lawsuits can be costly, so the objective is remaining free from these types of cases. Many savvy companies have resorted to a process such as IC Diagnostics (TM), which structures, documents, and implements IC relationships in a manner that enhances IC compliance and does so in a customized and sustainable manner, limiting exposure to IC misclassification liability.