On July 23, 2013, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (Dem.) signed into law two amendments to the Employee Classification Act, a law that regulates the classification of workers in the construction industry. The Act imposes a three-pronged test to determine independent contractor status for individuals, along with a 12-part test for individuals operating as sole proprietors
union issues
NJ Trucker Law
By Katharine Parker on
On Thursday, May 30, 2013, the New Jersey Senate gave final legislative approval to a controversial bill to establish a presumption that port and parcel delivery truck drivers are employees of the companies for which they make deliveries. If the bill is signed into law, such drivers will no longer be considered independent contractors –…
Release of 2012 Advice Memo Pulls Together Principles Applied by the NLRB in Evaluating Employer Social Media Policies
A 2012 Advice Memo from the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel, which was publicly released two weeks ago in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, addresses a number of hot social media topics affecting the workplace. This alert takes a closer look at the Advice Memo, which concludes that portions of Giant…