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
Make Your Frontline Workers Feel Part of the Team
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. This is No. 25 of the 708 articles. You … Read more
Employment Law Update: Gig Workers, Non-Competes Backlash and Equal Pay Compliance
This Employment Law monthly rundown discusses the most important developments for employers heading into June 2019. The episode covers: Worker … 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
US Labor Department Says Marketplace Participants Are Not Employees
In a major positive development for gig economy businesses, the U.S. Department of Labor issued an opinion letter Monday confirming that certain workers … Read more
HR 101: How-to Work Effectively With Freelancers
The “gig economy” has grown far beyond a buzzword. More than one-third (35%) of Americans freelanced in 2018, reaching a record 56.7 million people. In … Read more
DOL Proposes New OT Pay Threshold Affecting 1.3 Million More Workers
An additional 1.3 million workers could be eligible for overtime pay under a new compensation threshold proposed by the US Department of Labor. The DOL is … Read more
NLRB Revises Test For Independent Contractor Status
In a significant ruling which will benefit companies, the National Labor Relations Board last Friday revised the test it uses for determining whether … 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
HR 101: A Brief Guide to Frequently Asked Pay Questions
What happens when you mess with people’s money? Nothing good. Employees get confused, frustrated, and angry. HR professionals get frantic and overwhelmed. … Read more
Your Hourly Workers May Be Stealing From You
Every day, thousands of hourly employees are stealing from their company. They are not literally stealing money, but getting compensated for work they … Read more
Uber Drivers Lose Class Action Effort as Court Upholds Arbitration Requirement
It was just a matter of time. After the Supreme Court cleared the way for businesses to use class waivers with their employees and contractors with … 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
Labor Department Says Gig Workers Are Fewer Than Thought
The gig economy is smaller than we think. Or maybe, it’s how we think of the gig economy that has resulted in estimates that a third of the workforce … Read more
California Court’s Worker Classification Ruling Has Broad Implications for Gig Workers
A three-part test announced Monday by the California Supreme Court has far-reaching implications for who in the state can be classified as an independent … 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
Mythbusting the Gig Economy
If 2017 was the year “gig economy” became a household phrase, 2018 will be when businesses adopt this flexible workforce model at scale. Why? We’re in a … Read more