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Who Is My Employee?

Exploring Independent Contractor Misclassification & Joint Employment Issues

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White Paper: Independent Contractor Misclassification: 2016 Legal Analysis
by Todd Lebowitz

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U.S. Supreme Court

  • Nationwide Mut. Ins. v. Darden, 503 U.S. 318 (1992)

DOL / Joint Employment [Note: Withdrawn by DOL, 5/2017]

  • DOL Home Page on Joint Employment
  • DOL Graphic: Vertical Joint Employment
  • DOL Graphic: Horizontal Joint Employment
  • DOL Administrator’s Interpretation 2016-1 (1/20/16)

DOL/Joint Employment [Not Withdrawn]

  • DOL Fact Sheet #35: Joint Employment under FLSA & MSPA
  • DOL Fact Sheet #28N: Joint Employment & FMLA Responsibilities

DOL / Independent Contractor Misclassification

  • DOL Administrator’s Interpretation 2015-1 (7/15/15)  [Note: Withdrawn by DOL, 5/2017]

National Labor Relations Board

  • Browning-Ferris Decision, 362 NLRB No. 186, 8/27/15
    • Follow the Appeal in the D.C. Cir. Court of Appeals, App. No. 16-1028, App. No 16-1064
  • Miller & Anderson Decision, 364 No. 39, 7/11/16

Internal Revenue Service

  • Independent Contractor or Employee?
  • Voluntary Classification Settlement Program

 

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