{3:36 minutes to read} As another NFL season begins, the attention of the fans turns to the excitement of the game and the overall football experience. Part of that NFL experience is the team cheerleaders. On the surface, being a cheerleader would appear to be a glamorous job. But to paraphrase the late Freddie Mercury, it’s often not a bed of roses nor a pleasure cruise.
{3:06 minutes to read} In recent years, there have been court challenges to the real estate independent contractor relationship, and to date, the real estate industry has prevailed. In Part 1 of this series, we discussed how state statutes mandate that real estate brokers exercise reasonable supervision over the activities of their salespersons, even though those agents are considered “independent contractors.” Below are two recent court challenges to the existing status quo assumption that real agent agents are independent contractors.
{3:54 minutes to read} In my previous blog, I outlined the reasoning behind the scrutiny of independent contractor vs. employee. In this part, I will cover some additional strategies for addressing this situation.
{3:42 minutes to read} In July, the U.S. Department of Labor published a 15-page administrator’s interpretation of the employee vs. independent contractor standards. This document is not so much a change in the standards as it is a change in the manner in which the government is interpreting the employee vs. independent contractor test.
In effect, there is going to be a stricter interpretation of the structural relationship, which means there is a greater likelihood that a worker who a company intended to be an independent contractor is, in fact, going to be deemed an employee by the government. Federal and state authorities are increasingly committed to combating worker misclassification, and independent contractor designations are being challenged with closer scrutiny.