Biden Vetoes Bid to Repeal US Labor Board Rule on Contract, Franchise Workers May 6, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner President Joe Biden followed through on Friday on his vow to veto a Republican-backed measure that would have repealed a...
Added Protection or Opportunity Lost? New Independent Contractor Rule Issued January 10, 2024 By Chad Hemenway The U.S. Department of Labor on Jan. 9 issued a final rule, more than a year in the making, on...
New York Fund for Injured Black Car Drivers Wins Surcharge Fight January 3, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The New York workers’ compensation fund for black car drivers was within its authority to impose a 2.5% surcharge on...
Judge Delays Minimum Wage Hike for New York City App Drivers July 10, 2023 A judge Friday ordered New York City to temporarily delay new minimum pay standards for app-based food delivery workers, a...
Maryland Court Affirms Limits on Hiring Firm Liability for Contractor Negligence August 16, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The mother of a man killed on a Baltimore construction site who was barred by Maryland’s workers’ compensation law from...
Judge Reinstates Trump Independent Contractor Rule Withdrawn by Biden March 23, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal judge in Texas has nixed the Biden Department of Labor’s withdrawal of a Trump administration rule governing whether...
California Voters Back Ballot Measure Treating Gig Drivers as Contractors November 8, 2020 By Brian Melley Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services spent $200 million in a winning bet to circumvent California lawmakers...
Uber, Lyft Must Reclassify Drivers as Employees, Rules California Appeals Court October 23, 2020 A California appeals court on Thursday unanimously ruled against ride-hailing companies Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc., saying they must...
Judge May Not Grant Injunction Forcing Uber, Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees August 7, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A California judge signaled on Thursday he might be leaning against a request for a preliminary injunction forcing Uber Technologies...
California Labor Commissioner Sues Gig Car Wash for Misclassifying Workers July 13, 2020 The Labor Commissioner’s Office has filed a lawsuit against a gig-economy car wash company in Southern California for violating labor...