Reports yesterday suggest that the government officials are starting to aggressively pursue companies that misclassify regular employees as independent contractors, at least in part to garner additional tax revenues. For example, the federal government’s 2010 budget assumes that the federal crackdown will yield at least $7 billion over 10 years, while more than two dozen states [...]
Recent Developments
- Section 1981 is alive and well
- Jan 27, 2012
- Rights under FMLA may begin before leave itself
- Jan 25, 2012
- FLSA collective action permitted in arbitration
- Jan 23, 2012
- A refresher on Ellerth-Faragher
- Jan 16, 2012