In the article, “Misclassifying Employees Could Damage
Your Business,” featured in the Memphis Business
Journal, Attorney Rob Ratton discusses the
differences in being classified as an employee versus an
independent contractor.
The party may be over for everyone’s favorite way home
from a late, boozy night out.
According to an administrative law judge in California, Uber
misclassified an employee as an independent contractor. While this
decision related to unemployment benefits has limited
applicability, the idea that workers in the new “gig”
economy are employees — and not independent contractors
— has many businesses running for cover.
According to a study by the JPMorgan Chase Institute,
approximately 10.3 million Americans — more people than
currently reside in the state of Tennessee — earned income as
independent contractors on web-based platforms such as Uber and
Lyft. Furthermore, traditional businesses operating in industries
such as construction,
