Janet Barsky has extensive experience advising employers on independent contractor compliance and defending against misclassification claims. Janet focuses her practice on advising companies on how to minimize misclassification exposure by restructuring and re-documenting their independent contractor relationships. She also represents businesses before administrative agencies in claims seeking unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, employment taxes, benefits, and overtime and minimum wage payments.
Together with Richard Reibstein, she publishes the only legal blog in the country dedicated exclusively to covering independent contractor compliance and misclassification issues. Since its inception in 2010, they have published more than 360 comprehensive blog posts on court cases, legislation, regulatory initiatives and newsworthy developments in this area.