On June 7, 2011, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a press release announcing that it had obtained summary judgment on behalf of 57 security guards who had…
Continue Reading Security Guards Found To Be Independent Contractors And Awarded Over $200,000
In another independent contractor case involving exotic dancers (i.e. strippers), a federal judge has ruled that the individuals engaged by a Washington, DC club were employees. This is a significant…
Continue Reading Strippers Are (Again) Found Not To Be Independent Contractors
A bill (S. 770) that targets alleged misclassification of individuals as independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has been re-introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). The bill…
Continue Reading More Independent Contractor Legislation On The Horizon
David LaGasse recently wrote a column in Employment Law 360 that highlighted some of the wage-hour issues and problems facing start-up companies. I agree with these assessments and can comment further…
Continue Reading Wage Hour Issues For New Companies: A Puzzlement
A federal judge has conditionally certified a class action which was instituted by a “class” of strippers who allege that the Penthouse Executive Club, a hot spot of entertainment in…
Continue Reading Strippers Claim Coverage Under FLSA And File Class Action!
In an October 28, 2010 posting in the New York Labor and Employment Report, Joseph Dole comments on a new law that took effect in New York State on October…
Continue Reading Crackdown on Allegedly Misclassified Independent Contractors Continues: New York Joins The Club
What a strange turn of events, a Department of Labor being cited for not paying the prevailing wage. Yet this is exactly what has happened in Delaware. A Delaware state…
Continue Reading It Can Happen To You: Department of Labor Sued For Wage Hour Violations
