News & Analysis as of

Preliminary Injunctions Employee Definition Independent Contractors

King & Spalding

FTC Final Rule on Non-Competes: Employer Should Consider Compliance Preparations and Implications

King & Spalding on

At present, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule on non-competes (the “Rule”) is set to go into effect on September 4, 2024 for virtually every for-profit employer in the United States. Though legal...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

The Ninth Circuit Reverses AB5 Injunction

CDF Labor Law LLP on

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in California Trucking Association v. Bonta, has reversed the preliminary injunction staying enforcement of AB 5 (now Labor Code § 2775). ...more

FordHarrison

California Appellate Court Affirms Preliminary Injunction Requiring Uber and Lyft to Reclassify California Drivers as Employees

FordHarrison on

On October 22, 2020, a California appellate court affirmed a preliminary injunction requiring Uber and Lyft to reclassify California drivers from independent contractors to employees and to comply with the California Labor...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

“Oh, We Were Just Leaving!”: California Court Halts Order Requiring Uber and Lyft to Reclassify Drivers

Last week, Uber Technologies, Inc. and Lyft, Inc. announced that they would suspend ridesharing operations in the State of California in response to an August 10, 2020 San Francisco Superior Court judge’s preliminary...more

FordHarrison

Appellate Court Grants Uber and Lyft Temporary Relief from Re-Classifying Drivers as Employees

FordHarrison on

On August 13, 2020, we reported on the San Francisco Superior Court’s granting of a preliminary injunction ordering Uber and Lyft to re-classify their California drivers from independent contractors to employees and to comply...more

FordHarrison

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Requiring Uber and Lyft to Re-Classify Independent Contractors as...

FordHarrison on

Introduction: On May 12, 2020, we reported on a lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the city attorneys of San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego against Uber and Lyft on May 5, 2012, seeking to...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Do Lawsuits in California and Massachusetts Threaten the Gig Economy as We Know It?

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the important role that gig workers play in our economy. At the same time, it also has highlighted the working conditions of gig workers, spurring several states to take action on their...more

Fisher Phillips

Judge Forces Instacart To Reclassify Workers As Employees – But Not This Instant

Fisher Phillips on

Gig economy company Instacart lost the latest round of its misclassification battle in San Diego Monday, as a California state court judge granted a preliminary injunction forcing it to reclassify its independent contractor...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Federal Judge Denies Ride Share and Delivery Companies’ Request for Preliminary Injunction to Enjoin Enforcement of California’s...

Epstein Becker & Green on

As we recently wrote here, Uber and Postmates (and two of their drivers) to file an eleventh-hour lawsuit seeking to enjoin the enforcement of California’s controversial new independent contractor law – known as AB 5 –...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction to Prevent Enforcement of California’s Controversial New Independent Contractor...

As we have written here, the day before California’s controversial AB 5 was set to go into effect, U.S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez issued a temporary restraining order to block enforcement of the law as to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Preliminary Injunction Bars Enforcement of AB 5 Against Motor Carriers Operating in California

Holland & Knight LLP on

In California Trucking Association, et al. v. Xavier Becerra, et al.,1 U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez issued a preliminary injunction on Jan. 16, 2020, enjoining the State of California from enforcing the ABC test...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

State Enforcement of AB 5 Against Motor Carriers Preliminarily Enjoined

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the State of California from enforcing AB 5 against motor carriers. The court provided a fulsome analysis demonstrating that the Federal...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

AB 5 Challenge From California Motor Carriers: TRO Granted

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: Effective January 1, 2020, AB 5 implements the mandatory “ABC” test for determining whether a person is an independent contractor or employee under California law. Specific to motor carriers, AB 5 presumes...more

13 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide