In the Courts
LOGISTICS COMPANY HIT WITH $2.2 MILLION IC MISCLASSIFICATION
CITATION.
Pacer Cartage, which was recently acquired by logistics giant
XPO, was ordered by the California Labor Commissioner's
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) to pay $2,214,496.39
in back pay, attorney's fees, and interest for reportedly
having misclassified seven short-haul drivers as independent
contractors instead of employees. The order, released to the
public on April 2, 2014, found that Pacer Cartage, a drayage
company, "knew or should have known" that the drivers
were employees rather than independent contractors.
HOME IMPROVEMENT INSTALLERS DENIED CLASS CERTIFICATION.
Massachusetts federal district judge denies class certification
to a group of installers suing home improvement retailer,
Lowe's Home Centers, under state law and the Fair Labor
Standards Act for allegedly misclassifying them as independent
contractors. Although the installers had signed similar
