Legislators Recognize Importance of Independent Contractors
New legislative attention to the status of independent contractors demonstrates the rise of contingent workers and the sharing economy. There was a lot of commentary in 2015 about an increased utilization of independent contractors and other contingent workers, instead of employees, throughout the world. Corporate use of the contingent…
Uncertainty in the Gig Economy
Businesses using independent contractors like Uber and others in the gig economy need to understand how worker relationships are viewed under state and federal law. What Employers Need to Know The legal status of workers in some gig economy business models like Uber is defined by uncertainty. The class action lawsuits and other legal challenges […]