A Washington State Uber driver recently filed a putative class action lawsuit alleging that he was wrongly classified by Uber as an independent contractor. The…Read more
Auditors’ investigations during independent contractor audits involve two steps. The first involves reviewing the business’s records to understand, as an initial matter, how the…Read more
Washington State’s Employment Security Department (ESD) recently announced that it has received $415,935 in federal funds to audit employers who misclassify workers as independent contractors.…Read more
Mercer Law PLLC is pleased to share some of its success stories representing clients in independent contractor matters before state and federal agencies —…Read more
Business owners generally understand that misclassifying workers as independent contractors is a bad thing, and there are fines and other consequences for misclassification. Most…Read more
State and federal agencies have long recognized that the determination as to who classifies as an independent contractor is a confusing one. As a…Read more
Folks, it’s no secret that our independent contractor law framework is very badly broken, or at best, unworkable. Below is an outline of a…Read more
Independent contractor agreements are not simply helpful to have. They are critical to ensuring that your business is able to pass Washington State’s independent…Read more
See L&I Small Business Liaison Aaron Hoffman’s advice here regarding your complying with independent contractor laws and other regulatory compliance. Assuming you’re old enough to remember…Read more
Independent contractor tests, nationwide, are unworkable, and in many cases, bad law. Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich in a recent article suggests this test…Read more