Another Court has joined those holding providers of content to online portals are not employees within the meaning of wage-and-hour laws. Joining a decision from the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which rejected a claim brought by Huffington Post bloggers several years ago, Judge Richard Seeborg of the Northern District of California has
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Ohio Court Concludes That Construction Trade Association Is Not Joint Employer
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In recent months, we have discussed courts adjudicating claims seeking to hold municipalities and business’ clients‘ liable as “joint employers” for alleged unpaid wages under the FLSA. A new decision rejects a similar challenge brought with respect to a trade association. IBEW, Local Union No. 8 v. King Elec. Servs., 2014 U.S. Dist.…
New Jersey Federal Court Dismisses Truck Driver Misclassification Claims
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Even as the New Jersey legislature contemplates amendments to the law (similar to those enacted in New York) limiting the classification of certain truck drivers as independent contractors, a New Jersey federal judge has granted an industry employer’s motion to dismiss claims that its drivers were misclassified as independent contractors. Luxama v. Ironbound Express, …