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DOL To Issue Independent Contractor Guidance

By Guy Brenner and Carolyn M. Dellatore on June 12, 2015 Posted in Independent Contractor, Wage and Hour

According to an Article in Law360, on June 5, 2015, David Weil, Administrator of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, stated that his Office is preparing to release guidance addressing how to assess whether a worker is properly classified as an independent contractor. Weil made the announcement at New York University’s 68th Annual … Continue Reading

“Black Car” Drivers Found to be Independent Contractors

By Guy Brenner and Carolyn M. Dellatore on October 14, 2014 Posted in Independent Contractor, Wage and Hour

Recently, courts in highly-publicized independent contractor misclassification cases in the transportation sector have issued determinations finding the workers to be employees. However, a recent decision from the Southern District of New York demonstrates that there are independent contractor business models in the sector that will be upheld by the courts. In Saleem v. Corporate Transportation … Continue Reading

Illinois Expands Employee Classification Act

By Katharine Parker on August 16, 2013 Posted in Independent Contractor, Wage and Hour

On July 23, 2013, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (Dem.) signed into law two amendments to the Employee Classification Act, a law that regulates the classification of workers in the construction industry. The Act imposes a three-pronged test to determine independent contractor status for individuals, along with a 12-part test for individuals operating as sole proprietors … Continue Reading