by Editorial Staff | Aug 30, 2021 | Independent contractors, State Labor Law
On August 20th, 2021, a California Superior Court judge ruled that Prop 22, the California gig worker law is unconstitutional. Particularly, the 2020 ballot measure exempted ride-share and food delivery drivers from California state labor law, making them independent...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 17, 2021 | Independent contractors, NLRB, social media
The new General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has announced her intention to review recent NLRB legal decisions. Specifically, General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo wants to target certain legal decisions issued in the last four years by the NLRB....
by Editorial Staff | Aug 16, 2021 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), Independent contractors, paid sick leave
On August 4th, 2021, Seattle, Washington, announced a court settlement with a popular delivery service over paid sick leave violations. In short, Postmates has agreed to pay its Seattle workers almost $1 million over allegations that it violated city policy....
by Editorial Staff | May 11, 2021 | DOL, FLSA, Independent contractors, WHD
On May 5th, 2021, the U.S. Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced the withdrawal of the impending Independent Contractor Rule. Namely, the final rule clarified the standard for employee versus independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....
by Editorial Staff | May 11, 2021 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), Independent contractors, retaliation, Retirement Plans
Personnel Concepts provides timely state regulatory activity and essential employment law information to its customers. Our research and regulatory monitoring team frequently tracks labor law developments from all 50 states. The following list of findings from this...
by Editorial Staff | May 4, 2021 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), Independent contractors, paid sick leave, Wage & Hour
Personnel Concepts provides timely state regulatory activity and essential employment law information to its customers. To offer a complete scope of employer responsibilities, we track labor law developments from all 50 states. Below is a list of findings from this...
