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 ...

We have everything you need to know about worker classifications, the fight to change them, and how they might affect your taxes and the tax software you can use. I write about money. I’ve been ...

Since 2018, progressive politicians, in the name of protecting workers, have waged war on ridesharing and the so-called “gig economy.” The problem with the left’s anti-gig campaign is that it is ...

As courts continue to be critical of noncompete agreements, employers must remain informed and proactive to make sure their agreements can withstand judicial scrutiny. Around this time last year, we ...

Working as a contractor, or hiring contractors, provides the flexibility that many workers and companies desire. In some scenarios, the independent contractor status works well. However, employers can ...

Controversial new rules proposed by the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development pertaining to independent contractor classification has drawn strong pushback from the state’s business ...

Pointing to a 2017 Florida law that helped shield ride-share companies from liability, an appeals court has rejected a ...

The government officials contend that Amazon Flex drivers should be classified as Amazon employees, not contractors.

A group of manicurists and nail salons in California dropped their lawsuit challenging a state law that banned certain ...

As a reminder to companies with independent contractors performing work in Seattle, the city's Independent Contractor Protections Ordinance, SMC 14.34, which expands protections for independent ...

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