Brazil proposes relaxed outsourced worker limitations, clarifies temporary work - 9/02/2015
Fiona Coombe Director, Legal & Regulatory Research fcoombe@staffingindustry.com fcoombe@staffingindustry.com Fiona Coombe_1407 Fiona Coombe is Director of Legal and Regulatory Research and joined ... in differing judgments from regional courts. Some 16,...
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FedEx to pay $228 million; ‘Right-to-control’ prompts settlement in IC lawsuit - 6/17/2015
on June 12, but the move follows a decision last August by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that the drivers were employees based on California’s “right-to-control” test for ICs.
“This is an extremely ...
Following an appeals court decision
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Imminent EU data protection reforms: benefit or burden? - 10/29/2014
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Safe Harbor ruling puts companies in limbo - 10/21/2015
Fiona Coombe Director, Legal & Regulatory Research fcoombe@staffingindustry.com fcoombe@staffingindustry.com Fiona Coombe_1407 Fiona Coombe is Director of Legal and Regulatory Research and joined ... businesses need legal certainty, the guidance should...
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IC updates: Uber driver ruling; proposed bill aims to clarify contractor status, aid employers - 6/03/2015
of cases like this becomes a flood they may be better advised to review their business model and reduce the level of control they have over drivers,” said Fiona Coombe, director of legal and regulatory ...
An Uber driver was ruled an employee while, separately, a legisla...
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Benefit of Counsel: Paying Dues - 9/26/2014
Fiona Coombe Director, Legal & Regulatory Research fcoombe@staffingindustry.com fcoombe@staffingindustry.com Fiona Coombe_1407 Fiona Coombe is Director of Legal and Regulatory Research and joined ... . There will be penalties for non-reporting and HMRC will use...
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Europe: AWR Deadline Passes. What's Next? - 12/07/2011
properly, or is not enforcing legislation correctly, then they will begin legal proceedings to rectify the situation, known as infraction or infringement proceedings. The September Internal Market Scorecard ...
Though the deadline has passed for the much-anticipated Agency Work D...
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EU consults on a review of the Working Time Directive - 1/07/2015
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What the 2015 UK elections might mean for employers - 12/10/2014
Fiona Coombe Director, Legal & Regulatory Research fcoombe@staffingindustry.com fcoombe@staffingindustry.com Fiona Coombe_1407 Fiona Coombe is Director of Legal and Regulatory Research and joined ... to replace the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Right...
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Don’t Get Caught in the Web - 7/01/2013
risk in business is impossible, but there are steps companies can take to mitigate it. Today, the staffing industry faces many legal and regulatory challenges, with courts and agencies issuing new ...
There are numerous ways staffing firms and their clients can run afoul o...
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