Effective January 1, 2017, drivers participating with a Transportation Network Company (TNC) in California will be subject to mandatory criminal background checks, regardless of whether a driver is considered an employee or an independent contractor.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced plans to revive the Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) to the upcoming Current Population Survey, in an effort to capture a more accurate picture of the modern workforce.
Comments on an interim report suggesting ways the Ontario Labour Relations Act and Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 could enhance protections for workers and support businesses are due by October 14, 2016.
The NLRB has held a union seeking to represent employees in a bargaining unit composed of employees solely employed by a “user employer” and those it jointly employees with a temporary labor provider is not required to obtain the consent of both employers
This month's edition of WPI's Insider Report includes articles on the Administration's push to finalize rules before the November elections, legislative and litigation steps to thwart those efforts, and state bills and ordinances that have advanced.
Michigan recently amended state law to make it clear that unless otherwise specifically provided for in the franchise agreement, a franchisee is considered the sole employer of workers to whom it pays wages or provides a benefit plan.
The changing nature of employment, including the move to more online-based commerce, has increased the number of on-demand or "gig" workers. The DOL now seeks an official government record of these workers.
The Department of Labor's Wage & Hour Division has issued an Administrator's Interpretation establishing new standards for determining joint employment under the FLSA and the MSPA.
