Category: Independent Contractor
US DOL Secures $278K in Back Wages and Damages for Construction Workers Misclassified by Staffing Agency
The United States Department of Labor obtained $278k for construction workers misclassified as independent contractors by a…
US DOL Recovers $352K in Back Pay After Staffing Agency Misclassifies Workers Placed at Manufacturing Facilities as Independent Contractors
The United States Department of Labor announced that it recovered over $352k in back wages for workers…
US Department of Labor obtains judgment to recover $9.3M in back wages, damages for 1,756 workers misclassified by Philadelphia staffing company
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment that will recover $9.3 million in…
US Dept. of Labor Recovers $80k in Back Wages and Damages from Temporary Staffing Agency who Denied Overtime to Hospitality Workers.
The United States Department of Labor announced that it recoverd $80k from a temporary staffing agency that…
Massachusetts Court of Appeals says Home Inspectors are Independent Contractors
From JDSupra, Mark Tabakman discusses a recent case in which the Massachusetts Court of Appeals said that…
Massachusetts Appeals Court Says Home Inspectors Were Independent Contractors — Not Employees
From JDSupra, Anthony Califano and Alexandra Hassell discuss a recent case in which the Massachusetts Appeals Court…
SJC Strikes Down Two Initiative Petitions Proposing Laws Classifying Covered App-Based Drivers as Independent Contractors
From JDSupra, Jaclyn L. Kawka discusses the Supreme Judicial Court’s decision that two initiative petitions may not…
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rejects Ballot Initiatives on Gig Economy Drivers’ Status as Independent Contractors
Staffiing Industry Analysts (SIA) reports that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court said that two ballot measures that…
Massachusetts High Court Nixes App-Based Driver Ballot Question
From JDSupra, Jeffrey Fritz and Joshua Nadreau discuss the recent decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court that does not allow an…
Massachusetts High Court Issues Three Major Wage and Hour Decisions
From JDSupra, Celina Antonellis, Keri Engelman, Siobhan Mee, Mary Grace Parsons, and Douglas Schwarz discuss three recent…
Massachusetts SJC Holds that Independent Contractor Statute Applies to Franchisees
From JDSupra, Michael Gamboli and Joshua Xavier discuss a recent ruling in which the Supreme Judicial Court…
Massachusetts High Court Deals Blow to Franchisors Seeking Judicial Exemption from That State’s Strict Independent Contractor Test, But All Is Not Lost
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses a recent ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court that the independent…
