Starting in December 2022, a series of significant laws (domestic and international) are due to come into effect, which will impact new AND existing vendor contracts. Vendor contracts are agreements between two parties (a vendor and a business/individual) that detail the goods and/or services that will be provided in exchange for compensation. The applicability of […]
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Over the past few years, there has been a concerted effort by the US Department of Labor and state attorneys general to target businesses that misclassify employees as independent contractors. Utilizing independent contractors can, under some circumstances, help to reduce payroll expenditures and limit potential employment-related lawsuits and liability. However, courts and regulatory agencies have increasingly ruled against businesses’
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What is a Work-for-Hire? A “work made for hire” (“work-for-hire”) is a work created by an employee as part of her or his job and, in some circumstances, an independent contractor, where all parties agree in writing that the work created by such an indepedent contractor should be considered a work-for-hire. A work-for-hire is considered
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June 22, 2015 Last week, the California State Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) issued a ruling classifying a driver for popular car service, Uber, as an employee, rather than an independent contractor. While the ruling is, for now, limited to this specific Uber driver, the DLSE’s holding is indicative of a widespread national trend.
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