Corporate & Securities Law

Independent Contractor or Employee
In tomorrow’s Business Associations class, we’ll be tackling principal’s liability for torts of an agent. The two key issues, of course, will be master/servant (a...

California Worker Status: Employee or Independent Contractor
About a year and a half ago, I asked: What are the consequences of treating an employee as an independent contractor? Now, I ask: Are your California workers independent contractors or employees? Knowing the proper worker classification can be critical...

Independent Contractor vs. Employee
Attorney Robert Wood wrote an interesting article for the June 2008 New York State Bar Journal entitled "Independent Contractor or Employee?" which many readers may find of interest...

Employee or independent contractor
In the eyes of the law, employees and contractors are as different as apples and oranges. Hence numerous legal issues turn on whether a person is another's employee or, alternatively, an independent contractor...

Have You Been Mistakenly Treated As An Independent Contractor There's A Solution
Sometimes a worker is incorrectly treated as an independent contractor when they are actually an employee. When this happens, you want to make sure you are properly and fully credited with your share of taxes you paid...

Using ADA Title III to Get Around Independent Contractor Label
So what if you are a worker who believes he has a viable employment discrimination claim against your employer, but your employer classifies you as an independent contractor rather than an employee? Almost all discrimination statutes would exclude you from...

Employee Lawsuits (An Introduction and Topic Overview)
How employers can cope with the siege of employee lawsuits

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

Government Overbilling
Defense contractor to pay $8.9 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.

HIV Funds
Dallas Independent School District pays $336,000 settlement for misappropriated program funds.

Lexmark to Pay $8.3M in Employee Vacation Class Action
Lexmark to Pay $8.3M in Employee Vacation Class Action

Employee Stock Options
Alleged misrepresentations to employees.

Electronic Data Systems Corp.
allegedly failed to pay employee overtime.

Sprint Nextel
alleging violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act