U.S. Labor Judge Nixes McDonald’s Deal to Avoid Joint Employer Tag July 18, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner A judge with a U.S. labor agency on Tuesday rejected McDonald’s Corp.’s proposed settlement of a major case on whether...
Wal-Mart Settles Transgender Employee’s Claim Over Firing June 7, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Wednesday settled a lawsuit by a transgender former employee in North Carolina who accused the retail...
Court Revives Challenge to Seattle’s Ridesharing Union Law May 14, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. appeals court has revived a leading business group’s challenge to a Seattle law, the first of its kind,...
California Lawsuits Challenging Contractor Model for Lyft, Postmates May 10, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner Ridesharing service Lyft Inc. and courier service Postmates Inc. are among the first companies to be sued for improperly treating...
Is GrubHub Case a Barometer for Independent Contractors Rules? May 7, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner and Heather Somerville Food delivery company GrubHub Inc. may be one of the first tech firms to feel the impact of a ruling...
Uber Drivers Are Not Employees Under Federal Law, Judge Rules April 13, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. judge in Philadelphia has ruled that limousine drivers for Uber Technologies Inc. are independent contractors and not the...
McDonald’s Offers to Settle Claims in Franchise Liability Case March 20, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner McDonald’s Corp. said on Monday it had agreed to settle a U.S. labor board case on whether the company is...
U.S. Judge Rules ‘Gig Economy’ Driver Is Independent Contractor February 19, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. judge in San Francisco earlier this month said a former Grubhub Inc. delivery driver was an independent contractor...
U.S. Judge Rules ‘Gig Economy’ Driver Is Independent Contractor February 9, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. judge in San Francisco on Thursday said a former Grubhub Inc. delivery driver was an independent contractor and...
McDonald’s, U.S. Labor Board Begin Talks to Settle ‘Joint Employment’ Trial January 22, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner and Robert Iafolla McDonald’s Corp and a U.S. labor board are in talks to settle a case claiming the fast food company is...