Recent Data Reaffirm the Need to Protect the Right of Self-Employment

While much has been written about the alleged need to help the self-employed by treating them more like employees, several recent studies dispel this myth and suggest that those who offer their services as independent contractors are generally happier than those who toil away as employees and that these individuals…
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Michigan Senator Introduces Bill to Harmonize Worker Classification Tests

A vexing issue affecting companies that do business with independent contractors has been the risk of having to defend the same worker’s independent-contractor status under different tests for purposes of different laws. There are currently nine different tests used by states and federal agencies to determine whether a worker is…
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California Motor Carriers May Settle Misclassification Liability

California motor carriers may relieve themselves from liability for penalties associated with the misclassification of drivers as independent contractors, provided they agree to reclassify their drivers as employees and pay applicable costs and penalties. On October 10, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown (D) approved A.B. 621, entitled the Motor Carrier…
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