Category – Contingent Workers: Employment & Labor Insider

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Before the coming crackdown.

Biden Time: "Divisive" training ok, OSHA "not protective," independent contractor regs paused

By Robin Shea on 3.5.21
Posted in Affirmative Action, Contingent Workers, Coronavirus, FLSA, Independent Contractor, Labor Relations, Politics, Safety, Wage-Hour

And that's not all!

NC "employee classification" law warrants caution but doesn't change substantive law

By Robin Shea on 8.16.17
Posted in Contingent Workers, Independent Contractor, Unemployment, Wage-Hour, Workers' Compensation

On August 11, Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law the North Carolina Employee Fair Classification Act. The portion of the legislation that deals with worker classifications will take effect December 31.

The legislation does not change existing definitions of “employee” and “independent contractor” under state law but creates an Employee Classification Section of the North ...

"Not my employee, not my problem." Oh, yeah?

By Robin Shea on 7.21.17
Posted in Contingent Workers

Employers, has this ever happened to you?

A guy (we'll call him "Ryan") comes to work for you through a temporary agency. The agency issues the paychecks and generally acts as Ryan's "HR" representative. Your company pays the agency but does not directly pay Ryan.

But when Ryan comes to work, he is supervised by Michael, who is one of your employees. Michael takes Ryan under his ...

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