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New Jersey Law Will Require Uber and Lyft Drivers to Undergo Driving and...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed into law new legislation – the “Transportation Network Company Safety and Regulatory Act” (A3695) – that...
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Judge Rules Grubhub Delivery Driver is Contractor Not Employee in Important...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On February 2, 2018, a California federal judge ruled a former delivery driver for online food-ordering service Grubhub was an independent contractor and...
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California Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Determining if Workers are...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court to clarify the standard...
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Court Rules Background Check for Independent Contractor Does Not Trigger...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 9, 2019, a ruling in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia found that a background...
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CA Judge Orders Uber and Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees Not Contractors
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 10, 2020, in a ruling that could possibly affect the “gig economy,” California Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman ordered Uber and...
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DOL Proposes Rule to Determine Employees and Independent Contractors
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule addressing how to determine whether a worker is an...
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Appeals Court Rules Uber and Lyft Must Stop Classifying Drivers as Contractors
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 22, 2020, a California appeals court ruled in a unanimous decision that Uber and Lyft must comply with a preliminary injunction...
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California Proposition 22 Passes to Keep Uber and Lyft Drivers as Contractors
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On November 3, 2020, “California Proposition 22, the App-Based Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative” was approved by voters...
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DOL Announces Final Rule for Independent Contractor Status Under FLSA
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule clarifying the standard for employee versus independent...
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Federal “Ban the Box” Law “Fair Chance Act” Takes Effect December 20, 2021
ESR News Blog Employment Screening Resources (ESR) is a Service Offering of ClearStar Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On December 20, 2019, former United States President Donald J. Trump...
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