Q: When is an employee not an employee? A: When they’re a contractor. For years things were literally as simple as that. As someone who gave their services … Read more
Gig workers set to become employees; Starbucks ‘illegally’ sacked worker for union activism
Gig workers could soon become employees When is an employee not an employee? What they’re a contractor. For years contractors have been arguing that they … Read more
California’s Gig Worker Law Making Them Employees Is Also An Opportunity For Pay Equity and Transparency
AB5 is California’s new landmark work law concerning independent contractors. It took effect Jan. 1, adding an estimate 2 million contractors and … Read more
These California Labor Laws Could Prompt Changes Across the US
This Employment Law This Week monthly rundown discusses the most important developments for employers in November 2019. The update specifically addresses: … Read more
California’s New Classification Law: What It Means For Employers and What You Should Do Now
Note: California’s new worker classification law is controversial and has already prompted Uber, Lyft and DoorDash to fund a $90 million campaign … Read more
Managing the Contractor Experience Is Your Job
External workers are employees who work for a company but who are not on its formal payroll. This includes temporary staff, contract employees and … Read more
Technology Can Smooth the Way to Gig Worker Benefits
When choosing to be a gig worker rather than a traditionally employed employee, one of the compromises made is to forgo the protection and economic … Read more
Why You Need a Strategy for Managing Your Gig Worker Experience
External workers are employees who work for a company but who are not on its formal payroll. This includes temporary staff, contract employees and … Read more
Gig Employers Lose Big as Appeals Court Applies Classification Test Retroactively
There’s no way to sugarcoat this one. Yesterday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed a big loss to gig economy companies by concluding that last year’s … Read more
The Importance of Treating Freelancers As ‘Real’ Workers
One of the first questions people often ask when meeting someone new is what the person does for a living. Whether it is a good or a bad thing, we live in … Read more
DOL Signals Return to Historical Test to Decide Worker Classification
The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) on July 13 titled “Determining Whether Nurse or … Read more
Why Does It Take You So Long to Pay Your Gig Workers?
With the rise of the gig economy and a wider swath of Americans defining work on their own terms, the assumption of slow payments isn’t as safe as it once … Read more
Smart Hiring Can Keep Your Startup From Failure
Research suggests that about 75% of venture-backed tech startups fail to thrive. Only slightly over half of all new businesses survive five years. I didn’t … Read more
Engaging Your Freelance Talent Is More Important Than Ever
The war for talent continues to rage, and 77% of CEOs are now concerned about talent/skills availability as a business threat, according to PwC’s Annual … Read more
3 Steps Companies With a Blended Workforce Should Take to Protect Themselves
Companies that solely rely on traditional hiring models may soon lose their ability to remain competitive. Traditional models of hiring no longer provide … Read more
What Will Happen When You No Longer ‘Own’ Talent?
Needs-based employment is hardly a new phenomenon. Since even before the Industrial Age, when a business needed a toolmaker, an accountant or some other … Read more
The Hidden Consequences of a Growing Gig Workforce
In the employment firmament, their star is rising. They appear when you need them, go away when you don’t, and there’s always a long line of replacements … Read more
Should You Offer Performance Pay for Your Gig Workers?
From Amazon’s Mechanical Turk to Fiverr, TaskRabbit, Upwork and Behance, gig platforms are everywhere. If you need something done, whether it’s a simple … Read more
Facing a Misclassification Claim? Here Are Some Ways to Get Your Insurance to Pay
Most businesses, and startups in particular, need to keep costs down. Workers either cannot or do not want to work traditional hours. So begins the boom of … Read more
How to Hire Great Freelancers
Each project your company undertakes with freelancers (sometimes referred to as agile talent, 1099s, consultants, contractors, etc.) is a two-way street. … Read more