Indiana

California Employers: Do You Have Independent Contractors Or Employees
Both California employers and California workers can ask the IRS to make a determination on whether a specific individual is an independent contractor or an employee by filing a Form SS-8, Determination of Worker Status for Purposes of Federal Employment...

The Risk of Using Independent Contractors
The Risk of Using Independent Contractors is an interesting May 15, 2008 New York Law Journal article which discusses the risks in classifying individuals as independent contractors verses employees...

Democrats Propose Legislation that Would Make it Illegal for Employers to Misclassify Employees as Independent Contractors
The bill is H.R. 6111 and it proposes to "amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a...

Independent Contractors: New Hampshire Defines, FedEx Whines
New Hampshire has come up with their own 12 step program to determine whether contractors are truly independent or just employees. Meanwhile, the IRS has come down hard on FedEx, hitting the company with a $319 million fine for misclassifying drivers as independent contractors...

FedEx Defends Treatment of its Drivers as Independent Contractors, Not Employees
There has been a lot of recent press commentary over FedEx's defense of its treatment of its drivers as independent contractors rather than as employees in the face of challenges by the IRS, state tax authorities, and its drivers' union:...

Top Five Ways Employers Violate Maryland's Wage Laws
I am amazed at how creative employers can be when it comes to violating Maryland's wage laws. However, as my law practice continues to grow, several consistent wage violations continue to recur...

Michigan Businesses Should Be Careful When Using Contracts to Say Workers Aren't Employees
Many Michigan businesses use contracts to stipulate with certain workers that they are independent contractors and not employees of those businesses. But, businesses using contracts in this way need to be very careful...

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

Liberty National Life Insurance Co.
allegedly discriminated against Haitians by offering low quality policies and canceling without reason.

Overtime for Programmers
alleging that some companies try to avoid paying employees overtime by categorizing them as "salaried" employees.

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

Arrow Trucking Hit with Federal Lawsuit by Employees
Arrow Trucking Hit with Federal Lawsuit by Employees

Female Employees Sue Goldman Sachs for Sex Discrimination
Female Employees Sue Goldman Sachs for Sex Discrimination

Dollar Tree Stores Hourly Employees Bring Class Action
Dollar Tree Stores Hourly Employees Bring Class Action