It’s been said that from crisis comes opportunity. And given that the COVID-19 pandemic has handed us the greatest collective crisis in our lifetimes, it should stand to reason that we should now be in the perfect position to...more
5/3/2021
/ Business Operations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Security ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Gig Economy ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Labor Relations ,
Legal Operations ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Remote Working ,
Staffing Agencies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Starting this week, customers who place an online prepaid order on certain days and times from Domino’s Pizza in Woodland Heights, Texas (a suburb of Houston) can choose to have their pizza delivered by a Nuro autonomous...more
With the click of a pen, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new law — the most aggressive of its kind compared to others passed across the country — that protects businesses, educational and religious institutions,...more
3/31/2021
/ Causation ,
Clear and Convincing Evidence ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Government Entities ,
Governor DeSantis ,
Gross Negligence ,
Health and Safety ,
Health Care Providers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New Legislation ,
Religious Institutions ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Immunity
Gig economy businesses might be unaware of a new requirement in the latest American Rescue Plan stimulus package that is designed to help workers keep track of and correctly pay their taxes each year. The new requirement is...more
Labor officials with the newly installed Biden administration have begun their work dismantling many of the initiatives taken during the Trump era – and one of the beneficiaries of a new lenient approach to workplace protests...more
This week, Governor Ron DeSantis and many of Florida’s largest counties issued orders carefully detailing if and how businesses across the state may re-open. Fisher Phillips has reviewed the relevant orders, which are...more
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just extended his Safer At Home Order for the State of Florida but announced his plan to gradually re-open the state pursuant to a new Order that will go into effect just after midnight (at 12:01...more
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a Safer At Home Order for the State of Florida Wednesday, April 1st. It goes into effect just after midnight (at 12:01 am) on the morning of Friday, April 3, 2020, and is set to expire on...more
Hillsborough County (FL) recently issued a Safer-At-Home Order that went into effect at 10:00PM on March 27, 2020. The Safer-At-Home Order will be in effect on a daily basis until it expires or is rescinded. Currently, the...more
CareerSource Florida, a government agency serving the state of Florida, recently released a report highlighting the growth of the gig economy in the state and emphasizing the positive impact it has had on the state’s economy....more
2/12/2020
/ Economic Development ,
Employee Retention ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Relations ,
Staffing Agencies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Temporary Employees
Universities have often offered courses teaching students how to navigate the workplace and manage their careers. Now, we’re starting to see some of these courses focus on teaching students how to best participate in the gig...more
We reported last year about the importance of a new retirement system for the gig economy. Typical gig workers are currently not entitled to enjoy a traditional employer-based retirement plan because the law only permits such...more
As the evolution of the gig economy continues, highly skilled workers who operate on a project-by-project basis are leveraging the gig economy to find new clients and to align their workload according to their personal...more
You can tell we’re well into the midst of the campaign season when presidential hopefuls reveal their plans for handling various societal concerns. We saw it as several Democratic candidates lined up to offer their plans to...more
By a 9-0 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that by and large, the courts should continue deferring to a federal agency’s reasonable interpretation of its own ambiguous regulations, leaving a good deal of power in the...more
6/26/2019
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Ambiguous ,
Appeals ,
Auer Deference ,
Denial of Benefits ,
Judicial Review ,
Kisor v Wilkie ,
Reasonable Interpretations ,
Retroactive Application ,
SCOTUS ,
Veterans' Benefits
Lyft recently filed for an initial public offering with the hopes of raising as much as $2.1 billion. As part of its registration statement for its IPO, Lyft acknowledged the company could be negatively impacted by several...more
3/19/2019
/ Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Local Ordinance ,
Lyft ,
Misclassification ,
New Regulations ,
Sharing Economy ,
Wage and Hour
As the competition to secure investments with startups continues to increase, venture capitalists are discovering new ways to strengthen their relationships with potential investment partners. In addition to listening to...more
It is no secret that employers struggle to identify, hire, and retain top talent. Given technological advances and increased globalization, the need to access and hire specialized talent in an efficient and cost-effective...more
Traditional employers are continuing to discover that they can benefit from the gig economy through the utilization of external platforms to hire contract workers. Sometimes companies are caught off-guard by a sudden uptick...more
6/12/2018
/ Employee Retention ,
Former Employee ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Independent Contractors ,
On-Demand Services ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retail Workers ,
Retailers ,
Staffing Agencies
As if gig businesses haven’t had enough bad news to digest in the past few weeks... fresh off the heels of the California Supreme Court’s decision in the Dynamex Operations case, members of Congress are now focusing on...more
5/11/2018
/ ABC Test ,
Bernie Sanders ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
As an increasing number of workers continue to join the gig economy, it is increasingly imperative for lawmakers and regulators to create a new retirement system that allows for freelancers and individuals working for...more
As the gig economy continues to grow, some employers may become accustomed to creating external job postings for short-term and freelance projects. However, in doing so employers could be ignoring a more obvious talent pool:...more
As the proliferation of skilled contract workers continues, it is vital for companies to evaluate their strategies to attract and retain accomplished freelancers. Competition for skilled independent contractors is fiercer...more
The first day of the legislative session in Florida saw the introduction of two pay equity bills referred to as the “Senator Helen Gordon Davis Fair Pay Protection Act.” The bills, SB 594 and HB 393, would create additional...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. August was no...more
9/9/2017
/ Affirmative Action ,
Appeals ,
Audio Recording ,
Class Action ,
Classification ,
College Admissions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gig Economy ,
Green Cards ,
Hardship Distributions ,
Hurricane Harvey ,
Identity Theft ,
Independent Contractors ,
NLRB ,
On-Demand Services ,
Online Platforms ,
Over-Time ,
Pay Data ,
Popular ,
Standing ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Vetting ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wellness Programs