Many truck drivers have been treated as independent contractors to avoid the costs and complexities of tracking their hours and paying hourly wages, including, where applicable, overtime pay, and also ...
The trucking industry has strong opinions about regulators’ independent contractor classification rules. But how important are these rules? The classification concerns a regulation that has little ...
Lawyers representing ride share drivers have argued for years that their clients are being misclassified as independent contractors under federal and state laws. They have attained little success, ...
Is that truck driver an employee or an owner-operator? The U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule on determining independent contractor status outlines six factors to be analyzed in a multi-factor ...
As with most things involving the government, regulations take time to finalize, opening the door for criticism and comments from those who are or will be affected. There has been negative feedback on ...
On July 25, 2024, the Supreme Court of California upheld a state law permitting ride-sharing apps to continue classifying their drivers as independent contractors, rather than employees. The ruling is ...
NEBRASKA LAWMAKERS GIVE FIRST-ROUND APPROVAL TO A BILL THAT CLASSIFIES RIDESHARE DRIVERS AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M JULIE CORNELL. I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. WHILE IT ADVANCES WITH ...
A new U.S. Department of Labor rule announced Jan. 9 adopts a multistep “economic factors” test for companies to follow to determine whether a worker should be classified as an independent contractor ...
Amazon 'Flex' Delivery Drivers Wrongly Classified as Independent Contractors, Virginia Court Holds "I am pleased with the decision from the Court of Appeals and I am proud of my office's efforts to ...