Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about franchise law and issues that impact franchising. Since the beginning of modern franchising, the relationship ...
"If a franchisee is actually an employee under the state's independent contractor law, that individual may be entitled to overtime, earned sick time, and other benefits and protections not enjoyed by ...
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The Mejia case involved unlicensed flooring installers that installed floors on behalf of Roussos Construction Inc. (“Roussos”), a construction company. Between the flooring installers and Roussos ...
The New Jersey so-called ABC test for determining independent contractor status is one of the toughest in the country and is applied in a strict manner by the New Jersey Department of Labor. But, ...
The PRO Act could be a significant problem for many of the country's estimated 59 million freelancers. The Protecting the Right to Organize, or PRO Act, has been hailed as a sweeping revision of labor ...
It has come to my attention that Congress is working on a couple of bills that would drastically impact those of us who make a living working as independent contractors. One is Senator Ron Wyden’s ...
On Jan. 10, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published final regulatory guidance addressing the classification of workers as independent contractors under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ...