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Executive Summary: The New Jersey Legislature appears poised to pass S67, the Portable Benefits Act for Independent Contractors, in the upcoming lame-duck session.

The New York employment lawyers of Lewis Brisbois are available to assist with respect to compliance with this new law and the myriad of other employment laws and regulations facing employers.

Seyfarth Synopsis: Once effective, the anti-discrimination and retaliation provisions of the NYC Human Rights Law will apply to freelancers and independent contractors.

The dispute arose after Hartford denied a defense to its policyholders, which were sued for various business-related torts.

The PTAB, noting that SurfCast had misapprehended Federal Circuit case law, found that the patent owner had not proven prior conception.

In an 8-0 opinion, the Supreme Court ruled that New Prime, a Springfield, Missouri-based interstate trucking company cannot force its drivers to settle disputes through arbitration.

In the Public Interest is excited to present the final episode in our miniseries examining landmark decisions recently issued by the United States Supreme Court.

New Jersey court held that ABC test for determining worker classification does not apply to state wage claims asserted by fully commissioned real estate salespeople.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn recently approved amendments to the state’s campaign finance law.

On October 2, 2012, a class action lawsuit was filed against MHN Government Services and its parent, Managed Health Network (MHN), claiming that the government contractor misclassified over 1,200 employees as independent contractors and, as a result, failed to pay massive amounts of overtime pay required under the federal wage and hour law.

In Peno Trucking, Inc. v. Commissioner (6th Cir. Oct. 3, 2008), the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a United States Tax Court's determination and held that the company was entitled to the protections of Section 530 of the Revenue Act of 1978 despite having misclassified its drivers as independent contractors.

One of the "funding highlights" listed in the section of the Budget covering the Department of Labor is to "Maintain support for agencies that protect workers' wages, benefits, health and safety, and invest in preventing and detecting the misclassification of employees as independent contractors."

In early 2015, the Turkish Competition Authority ("Authority") published a comprehensive research report considering the wholesale and retail electricity markets ("Sector Report"). The Sector Report separately considered the privatization process and competition-related issues arising at each market level.

10 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine will likely be needed for 7.8 billion people worldwide.

The gig economy, remote work, and the rise of project-based hiring have made it increasingly common for businesses to engage workers outside of a traditional employment relationship.

Pacer Cartage was ordered by the California Labor Commissioner’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) to pay $2,214,496.39.

Certain questions frequently arise in independent schools. With the following guidance in mind, independent schools may consider visiting (or revisiting) their policies and practices...