Most bills in Congress dealing with independent contractor misclassification are introduced with a great deal of fanfare. But not so with the Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2014, which was introduced on May 8, 2014 and released to the public earlier today.
The bill was sponsored by Representative Joe Courtney…
Earlier today, April 30, 2014, New York State Labor Commissioner Peter M. Rivera issued a press release where he announced new standards for determining whether a commercial truck driver operating in New York is an employee or an independent contractor. The standards were issued in the wake of the recent…
Last Friday, April 18, 2014, Sunny’s Limousine Services, Inc. entered into a proposed class action settlement with its drivers who allege they were misclassified as independent contractors (ICs) from March 2007 until November 2011, when Sunny’s reclassified them as W-2 employees. The proposed settlement amount is $3,500,000 and is…
March 2014
In the Courts
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As set forth in my prior blog post, April 10, 2014 is the new effective date for compliance with the New York Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act – although many commentators have advised readers that the effective date was March 10, 2014. That effective date changed when…
141 drivers classified as independent contractors by FedEx Ground will receive $5.8 million in settlement of their misclassification lawsuit brought under federal and Maine wage and hour laws. The amount includes their class counsels’ legal fees of $1.9 million. Scovil v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., d/b/a FedEx Home Delivery…
After months of uncertainty in the second half of 2013 and the first three months of 2014, the law of independent contractor misclassification in New York State will change in the transportation and delivery of commercial goods industry on April 10, 2014. Yesterday, March 17, 2014, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed…
The law of independent contractor misclassification in New York State is about to change for many companies in the business of transportation or delivery of commercial goods – but no one quite knows if it will be tomorrow or in another 30 or more days.
The new law targets transportation …
February 2014
In the Courts
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The President’s 2015 fiscal year budget was released earlier today, March 4. The fifth of six “funding highlights” listed in the section of the Budget covering the Department of Labor is “Increasing support for agencies that protect workers’ wages and overtime pay, benefits, health and safety, and investing in preventing…
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