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KGB USA, text message and internet information provider, settles independent contractor misclassification claim with U.S. Department of Labor for $1.3 million

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 24 2013

Last week, kgb USA, which operates a text message and Internet-based information service, consented to the entry of a federal court judgment to pay

New federal worker misclassification study: U.S. Department of Labor to question workers about their knowledge of independent contractor misclassification

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 14 2013

Buried in the Federal Register on January 11, 2013 is a proposal for the U.S. Department of Labor to conduct a study to "better understand employees'

Reminder for employers with New York workers: pay rate notices due by February 1, 2013

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 11 2013

If you are an employer with New York-based workers or have employees that regularly work in New York, it is that time of year again! Despite lobbying

Monthly independent contractor compliance and misclassification news update

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 27 2012

Nationwide food distribution company reportedly agrees in December 2012 to pay $3.53 million in allegedly unpaid employee benefits to settle proposed class

Right-to-work laws in the heart of the auto industry

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 20 2012

On December 11, 2012, Michigan became the 24th state to adopt “right-to-work” laws

New misclassification bill introduced in Congress: the Independent Contractor Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2012 seeks to eliminate ‘safe harbor’ for businesses

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 13 2012

Yesterday, December 12, 2012, Rep Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) introduced a bill that bears many similarities to a bill introduced earlier this year by 33 Democrats

Newly enacted state laws will affect companies operating in California

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 11 2012

With the New Year comes a slew of California employment regulations that every company conducting business in the Golden State must follow

U.S. Supreme Court orders state court to adhere to Federal Arbitration Act and compel arbitration

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 6 2012

The United States Supreme Court recently entered the latest of a series of opinions that prevent state courts from interfering with arbitration on state policy grounds

Misinformation about independent contractor misclassification

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 4 2012

Misinformation about Independent Contractor MisclassificationA year and a half ago today, our blog post was titled, “How to Make Sense Out of All Those Alerts About IC Misclassification."

New Jersey enacts posting and notice requirements on pay equality

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 28 2012

Recently, the New Jersey legislature passed a bill, A2647, implementing new notice requirements on employers of 50 or more employees

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