Gig economy businesses might be unaware of a new requirement in the latest American Rescue Plan stimulus package that is designed to help workers keep track of and correctly pay their taxes each year. The new requirement is the result of an amendment to the United States Tax Code which requires platform companies to inform
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Connecticut’s Proposed Worker Bargaining Law Would Transform Gig Economy As We Know It
A unique legislative proposal pending in Connecticut would upend the way that gig economy businesses interact with their workers – and has drawn both strong support and vocal dissent from the very group of individuals it is intended to assist. Senate Bill 1000 would permit rideshare and delivery drivers for gig economy businesses to form…
White House Takes Next Step At Wiping Out Trump-Era Gig Economy Rule
We knew it had been coming, but the Biden recently made it official: the Department of Labor announced it wants to rescind the gig economy rule that was originally crafted under President Trump’s tenure and was about to make it far easier for businesses to classify their workers as independent contractors. In its place, the…
Even In The Gig Economy, Women Earn Less Than Men – But Why?
By Lisa McGlynn
March is Women’s History month, usually a cause for celebration in the workplace. But this year, unfortunately, most of the news regarding women in the workforce has been COVID-related and negative in nature. Over the last year, positions traditionally held by women, such as those in the service or retail industry, have disappeared, some seemingly…
Don’t Forget To Promptly – And Correctly – Pay OSHA Penalties
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts workplace safety inspections and issues citations, and, as previously discussed, all penalties assessed after January 15 include increased amounts – with Citations classified as “Serious” having a maximum penalty of $13,653 and Citations classified as “Willful” or “Repeat” having a maximum penalty of $136,532. And while employers may contest…
Florida Aims To Mirror California’s CCPA With Proposed Data Privacy Legislation
Florida is currently considering data privacy legislation that would require covered businesses to implement comprehensive policies and procedures to provide privacy rights to consumers. The proposed legislation, House Bill 969, is based in significant part on the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). If passed,…
Drawing Lines: Where Do Courts Stand On Permitting FLSA Collective Actions Involving Out-Of-State Plaintiffs?
The application of a key Supreme Court decision remains an important issue for multi-state employers defending federal collective action wage and hour claims – but are we any closer to getting clarity on what remains a frustrating patchwork standard? Many courts that have applied the 2007 SCOTUS decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court…
Virginia Poised To Enact Strict Data Protection Law
First Europe installed a strict data privacy scheme when it enacted its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), then the trend crossed the Atlantic as California lawmakers passed their own data privacy law known as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Up next is …Virginia? The Commonwealth of Virginia is poised to enact the Consumer Data…
Biden DOL Shreds Trump-Era Gig Economy Guidance Letter
The new administration’s efforts to reverse course on many of the gains that gig economy businesses achieved under previous White House leadership took another step today as the Department of Labor (DOL) withdrew a guidance letter that indicated typical gig workers are independent contractors. By scrapping the April 29, 2019 letter, the Biden DOL sent…
Biden’s Labor Department Delays Gig Economy Rule And Seeks New Public Input
By Publisher
As we predicted, the Biden administration signed an order immediately after taking charge of the White House halting the advancement of the Department of Labor’s new independent contractor rule. Now for the next step: the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff just published a memorandum titled, “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,” proposing to…