As a leading practitioner of enhancing independent contractor compliance and defending against misclassification claims, Richard represents large and small companies in administrative and judicial matters across the country, in addition to his labor/employment and noncompete/trade secrets practices.
April was a red-hot month for independent contractor misclassification cases. We report below on 10 cases in the courts and two before administrative agencies involving:
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While Uber has dominated the headlines when it comes to whether drivers on their on-demand, ride-sharing platforms are independent contractors or employees, similar battles are being waged elsewhere in the car service industry. One such battle that has received considerable attention involves a class and collective action lawsuit brought under…
February 2017
[Publisher’s Note: The original February 2017 monthly update was corrupted; accordingly, it is placed in this combined February/March 2017 update of monthly IC developments.]
Three of the seven court cases I report on below in my February 2017 monthly update of IC misclassification cases involve Uber, and each…
Judges in California will likely soon issue rulings affecting two ride-sharing companies, Uber and Lyft. Those connected with the Lyft case will be pleased because it is expected that a federal district court judge in San Francisco will formally approve a $27 million settlement in an independent contractor misclassification case…
In the past 2-1/2 years, FedEx has suffered through some appellate court setbacks in the area of independent contractor misclassification, beginning with a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco and ending with a decision by the Seventh Circuit in Chicago. Those decisions…
January was a busy month for independent contractor misclassification – and IC compliance. In addition to Lowe’s $2.85 million settlement with installers whom it classified as ICs, Lufthansa agreed to pay $1.1 million in settlement for a small group of aircraft workers. Meanwhile, Time Warner was sued for allegedly misclassifying…
In my update below for last month’s developments in this area of the law, I report on five significant court cases involving companies in the transportation industry that use ICs as an integral part of their business model. Each of the cases suggests rough sailing for such businesses if they…
The U.S. Department of Labor earlier today reissued its resources on independent contractor misclassification and grouped them together with resources from other federal and state agencies on the subject. This appears to be the Labor Department’s effort to create a type of one-stop shopping page for government materials on independent…
Gig economy companies based on an independent contractor model beware.
On December 14, 2016, a federal court in Pennsylvania denied a motion to dismiss an “on-call” wage claim in a class action lawsuit filed against Uber by limousine drivers that claim they were not paid minimum wage and overtime for…
My news update for last month highlights the fact that IC misclassification lawsuits are happening across the country and in virtually every industry, both in the on-demand economy and in more traditional business sectors. Cases reported below for November 2016 involve misclassification lawsuits prosecuted by administrative agencies and class action …
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