California law may put 70,000 independent contractor truckers in limbo, report says (Bloomberg) - 7/11/2022
Some 70,000 truckers serving ports in California — which includes some of the country’s largest — are independent contractors with their own trucks and may be in limbo because of California law AB 5 ... Some 70,000 truckers serving ports in California — which incl...
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Paredes Inc. pays $84,740 in IC misclassification suit - 4/29/2024
as independent contractors deprives workers of their full wages, benefits and employment protections and allows their employers to gain an unfair advantage over law-abiding competitors,” Acting District Director
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Appeals court rules California’s AB 5 is unconstitutional, unfairly targets app-based transportation companies (Reuters) - 3/20/2023
A US appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit by Uber Technologies Inc. and subsidiary Postmates Inc. against a California law that requires them to provide more evidence that workers ... A US appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit by Uber Technologies. and subsidiary Postmates again...
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Workers moving further away from office in ZIP code shift - 3/04/2024
their offices as they did prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. The phenomenon is primarily driven by white-collar workers who earn more than $100,000 per year in jobs such as tech, finance, law, marketing
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‘Ban the box’ laws and what to do - 5/12/2016
More and more states and other jurisdictions are enacting “ban the box” laws. Jason Kunschke discusses the situation and what staffing firms should consider in the current issue of Staffing Industry ... More and more states and other jurisdictions are enacting “ban the...
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64% of independent contractors will be employees under California law (Bloomberg Law) - 11/13/2019
California’s new AB 5 law that codifies the more strict ABC test for determining independent contractors is turning 64% of workers in the state — who work as independent contractors in their main ... California’s new AB 5 law that codifies the more strict ABC tes...
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Web: Healthcare Law Repeal Unlikely - 7/10/2012
The Washington Post reported that presidential candidate Mitt Romney has vowed that on his first day as president, he would act to repeal President Obama’s healthcare law, but unless Republicans ... The Washington Post reported that presidential candidate Mitt Romney has vowed that...
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Staffing firm faces nearly $2.46 million in citations - 2/21/2024
payment of wages, improper deductions from wages, record-keeping violations and failure to comply with provisions of Massachusetts’ earned sick-time law.
“When a company repeatedly violates our wage
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California law could increase underwriting scrutiny on buyers — Web - 12/10/2014
Business Insurance reports a new California law, AB 1897, could increase scrutiny from underwriters. For the story, click here.
... Business Insurance reports a new California law, AB 1897, could increase scrutiny from underwriters. ... temporary employee law, temporary l...
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NYC settles with DoorDash because of driver rejections over convictions - 5/16/2024
Fair Chance Act and corrections laws. DoorDash will pay a penalty of $75,000, which will be distributed to qualifying applicants. The delivery company also agreed to reevaluate hiring determinations
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