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State Employment Law Articles
Report Link Massachusetts Attorney General Offers Guidance on the State's Strict Independent Contractor Law.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - May 19, 2008 In 2004, the Massachusetts Legislature considerably narrowed the definition of independent contractor, substantially increasing the risk of an enforcement action or lawsuit against Massachusetts employers who use independent contractors. The changed law has presented significant challenges for employers, as many traditional independent contractor relationships would not meet the narrower standard. To clarify the law and explain her enforcement priorities, Attorney General Martha Coakley recently issued an Advisory that provides guidance for employers in determining the classification of their workers. The Advisory supersedes two Advisories issued by her predecessors on the same topic. Report Link New State Law Requirements for Independent Contractors Present Challenges for Massachusetts Employers.Jackson Lewis LLP - April 28, 2005 Independent contractor" status has become more difficult for Massachusetts employers to establish as a result of legislative amendments to the state statute regulating such work relationships. Report Link Erroneous Classification of Worker as Independent Contractor is Costly [PDF File].Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP - July 01, 2001 Discusses Eastern Casualty Insurance Co., Inc. v. EDJS Floor Covering, Inc., (Mass. Supr.), in which the court held that the employer has improperly classified employees as independent contractors.
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Count and Sub-TopicsArticles Found: 3NO SUBTOPICSEmployment Law Seminars
Employee Free Choice Act Briefing
Wytheville
January 8, 2008 Baker DonelsonNew Year, New Changes to the FMLA and ADAGreensboro
January 8, 2009 Nexsen PruetThe Revised FMLA Regulations: What Changed, What Stayed the Same, and How the New Regulations Will Affect Your WorkplaceNoxville
January 8, 2009 Baker DonelsonNew FMLA and ADA Amendments - WebinarOnline
January 8, 2009 LittlerWill You Be in Compliance with the New FMLA Regulations on January 16, 2009?Atlanta
January 8, 2009 Ford & HarrisonNew FMLA Regulations: What You Should Do Now to Get ReadyOnline
January 8, 2009 Elarbee ThompsonNew Year, New Changes to the FMLA and ADA Myrtle Beach
January 9, 2009 Nexsen PruetThe Revised FMLA Regulations: What Changed, What Stayed the Same, and How the New Regulations Will Affect Your WorkplaceMaryville
January 9, 2009 Baker DonelsonThe New FMLA Regulations and California Employers: What You Need to KnowOnline
January 12, 2009 Shaw Valenza LLPNegotiation Strategies and Tactics in Employment MediationNew York
Jan 12-13, 2009 Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, Cornell University, ILR School |
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