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.
January 2014
In the Courts
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Earlier this week, the San Diego Union Tribune, owned by The Copley Press Inc., was ordered by a state court judge in California to pay $6.1 million in legal fees to the attorneys for a class of over 1,200 paper carriers to whom the court had earlier awarded…
On January 10, 2014, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the New York Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act (S5867-2013; A5237b). The new law targets transportation and delivery companies in New York that classify as independent contractors certain drivers that deliver commercial goods in the state. …
December 2013
This past month, a number of cases were decided by the courts involving misclassification of employees as independent contractors, but there were no regulatory or legislative actions of note.
In the Courts
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A new bill that will significantly limit the use of independent contractors to…
November 2013
In the Courts
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Earlier today, November 18, 2013, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor entered into a Partnership Agreement with the Labor Bureau of the New York State Office of Attorney General and a similar Agreement with the New York State Department of Labor. Both agreements are…
Yesterday, I noted in a blog post that Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) had announced on November 12, 2013 that he had introduced a bill called the Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 at a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety. I have obtained an advance copy…
Yesterday, November 12, 2013, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) convened a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety. Senator Casey mentioned at the outset of the hearing that “independent contractors serve a valuable role in our economy” and that there is no intent on his part or on…
October 2013
In the Courts
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