AUGUSTA, Maine — Governor Paul LePage recently abolished the Maine task force focusing on employee misclassifications. In addition, Governor LePage is submitting legislation that would use the federal definition of an employee for all state purposes, eliminating the different standards now in use for different state programs. LePage stated during an interview. “The whole point [...]
An Illinois real estate company thought it could call a janitor an employee for some work tasks but call him an independent contractor for other parts of his role. The Honorable Ruben Castillo, presiding judge in the Illinois Northern District Court had a different opinion (Bulaj v. Wilmette Real Estate & Mgmt. Co. Rexhep Bulaj). [...]
By now you have most likely heard of FedEx Ground’s decade long legal struggle to determine if their drivers are employees or independent contractors. The case began in California, as a class action law suit for overtime, expenses, benefits and other employee entitlements [Estrada v. FedEx Ground Package Sys. Inc., 64 Cal. Rptr. 3d 327 [...]
I recently read an interesting article entitled, “How setting goals creates happy workers,” by Maynard Brusman, accountingWEB. The author believes the more detail you give workers on what to do, and how to do it, the better. The article advises, “…intelligent managers increase worker productivity by helping their employees develop goals resulting in improved workplace [...]
Not sure where this economy is taking us, but need a highly qualified professional for a critical, limited term project? It can be smart to bring in an independent contractor, but only if done right. Everyone agrees the business world and the economy are uncertain. Yet, work must still get done and companies need to [...]
powered by WordPress
