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May 11, 2021
News & Commentary

Zachary Boullt

At a business-journalism conference yesterday, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh spoke out strongly against worker misclassification. Secretary Walsh referred to misclassifying gig workers as one of the “most serious issues” undermining the economy, denying workers access to “critical benefits and protections.” The comments serve as a follow-up to his claim last month that many gig workers […]

September 21, 2020
News & Commentary

Randon Herrera

The US Labor Department is preparing to release a new federal framework for worker classification. As Bloomberg reports, DOL received approval from the White House regulatory office to publish the proposed rule in the Federal Registrar for public comment. The rule will be aimed at providing employers with a framework for determining whether their workers […]

September 7, 2020
News & Commentary

Randon Herrera

The University of Kansas Graduate Teaching Assistant’s Coalition (GTAC) will join university students on a Labor Day strike today to demand the school close due to rising Covid-19 cases on campus. KU is one of a few major universities to allow its students to return to campus for the fall term. The university has since […]

Razak v. Uber: The Third Circuit Addresses Driver Classification

Mar 4, 2020 Alisha Jarwala

On March 3, the Third Circuit vacated and remanded a district court ruling that UberBlack drivers are independent contractors and not employees. The unanimous opinion points to disputed factual issues that are key to determining worker classification and highlights areas where a reasonable juror could side with drivers. This is the first court of appeals […]

January 7, 2020
News & Commentary

Ryan Gorman

Yesterday a three-member panel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) unanimously concluded that the Board lacked jurisdiction over a labor dispute arising out of operations at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Carriers at O’Hare contract with outside companies who provide maintenance and repair services for the carriers’ baggage conveyor systems and jet bridges. In 2013, […]

August 6, 2019
News & Commentary

Ryan Gorman

The New York Times reported yesterday on a letter that a group of Democratic senators sent to Google urging the company’s CEO to convert many of its temporary and full-time contract workers to full-time employees. Citing reporting from earlier this year, the letter highlights various ways that Google abuses these worker classifications. According to earlier […]

September 26, 2018
News & Commentary

Sejal Singh

California Governor Jerry Brown just signed a new law holding retail companies jointly liable for labor violations suffered by truckers who are directly managed by port trucking providers. The legislation follows growing awareness of rampant labor abuse in trucking. Last year, a USA Today investigative series documented how big box retailers like Target and Costco […]

#BossBabes and Employment Protections

May 7, 2018 Aubrey Sparks

A local woman has had a hard time finding work, but is desperate for income, and hears from a friend about a business opportunity which allows her to work from home. Excited about the prospect, she spends $99 in order to get a starter kit, which allows her to sell product to customers. Before she […]

New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira

Apr 26, 2018 Feyi Lawoyin

At the end of February, the Supreme Court granted cert. in New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira. In so doing, the Court added to the list of cases that examine how and to what extent the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) applies in the employment context (see our coverage of Epic Systems). The FAA The FAA makes arbitration […]

February 9, 2018
News & Commentary

Maddy Joseph

In the first gig economy worker classification case to go to trial, a federal magistrate judge ruled yesterday that a GrubHub worker was an independent contractor under California law. The decision could have ramifications in suits against other gig companies like Uber and Lyft. See coverage of the ruling here, here, and here. Ben Sachs […]

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Razak v. Uber: The Third Circuit Addresses Driver Classification

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#BossBabes and Employment Protections

New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira

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