(12/21/09) Journal of Commerce - Bill Tests Employee Classification

(12/17/09) Law 360 - Butterball Poultry Workers Win Cert. In FLSA Action

(12/17/09) Law 360 - Madison Square Garden Guards Allege OT Violations

(12/16/09) Law 360 - Bill Takes On Independent Contractor Classification

(12/16/09) Journal of Commerce:  Senate Bill Would Tighten Contractor Law

(12/16/09) Law 360 - NY Starbucks' Baristas Tip-Sharing Suit Tossed

(12/15/09) Sen. Kerry Press Release:  Kerry Fights To Protect Workers

(12/15/09) Law 360 - New Vision Workers Win Anti-Retaliation Injunction

(12/15/09) Int'l Brotherhood of Teamsters - Teamsters Praise Bill To Close Loophole For Tax Cheats

(12/14/09) Crain's Cleveland Business - Worker Classification Draws More IRS Scrutiny

(12/10/09) Chicago Daily Herald - Employment legal battles loom on 2010 horizon

(12/09/09) Washington Times - Hot Button: WWE's lack of unionization and health benefits for its stars, who are classified as independent contractors

(12/02/09) Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. - 205 New DOL Investigators and IRS Audits Will Address Independent Contractor Status

(12/02/09) WorkerCompensation.com - Workers Comp Coverage Act Prevents Construction Employee Misclassification Fights Fraud and Reduces Costs

(11/23/09) Law 360 - JBS Beef Unit Settles Donning, Doffing Claims

(11/12/09) Law 360 - Smith & Wollensky Workers Seek NY Law Class Cert.

(11/12/09) Law 360 - Guards Hit Security Company With Overtime Suit

(11/11/09) Law 360 - Mortgage Zone Loan Officers Win Cert. in FLSA Action

(11/09/09) Bangor Daily News - Bangor forum looks at worker misclassification

(11/04/09) Law 360 - Butterball Workers' Equipment Bid In FLSA Suit A Turkey

(10/21/09) Law 360 - Donning, Doffing Suit Against Koch Foods Decertified

(10/21/09) Law 360 - Calif. Police Lose Bid for Donning, Doffing Pay

(10/19/09) Wall Street Journal - 'Contractor' Label Provokes Legal Disputes

(10/19/09) Law 360 - Staples FLSA Plaintiffs Appeal Fee, Costs Award

(10/16/09) Law 360 - 7th Circ. Split On FLSA Coverage Of Oral Complaints

(10/13/09) Law 360 - Parties Seek OK On $1M Deal In Bluegreen FLSA Suit

(10/13/09) Law 360 - DHL Seeks Class Status In OT Suit

(10/12/09) Law 360 - Post-Katrina Repair Workers Get OT Win In 5th Circ.

(10/12/09) Law 360 - Time-Share Sales Reps Seek Class Cert. in OT Suits

(10/09/09) Law 360 - Rite Aid Moves To Dismiss 'Redundant' OT Suit

(10/07/09) Law 360 - United Skycaps Launch FLSA Action Over Tips

(10/07/09) Law 360 - Calif. Ruling Doesn't Slow Starbucks Tips Suits

(10/07/09) Journal Star - Restaurant Musicians to be Paid as Independent Contractors

(10/06/09) Law 360 - Appeal Of Starbucks Wage Suit Jurisdiction Gets OK

(10/05/09) Law 360 - Rite Aid Looks To Settle OT Class Action For $6.9M

(10/05/09) Law 360 - Motor Carrier Act Lets Recycler Off FLSA Hook: Judge

(10/05/09) Law 360 - Family Dollar's Cert Bid Fails In $35.5M FLSA Case

(10/01/09) Law 360 - Ex-Starbucks Baristas Denied Cert. In Tip-Sharing Suit

(09/29/09) Law 360 - Koch Foods Loses Bid to Decertify FLSA Action

(09/25/09) The Journal of Commerce - Court Rules Harbor Truckers Are Independents

(09/25/09) Iowa Workforce Dev - Southwest Iowa ECI: Independent Contractor or Employee-Getting the Classification Wrong Can Hurt You

(09/24/09) Law 360 - Butterball FLSA Plaintiffs In NC Seek Company Docs

(09/24/09) Pac Anchor - Port Trucker Wins Court Fight Over Driver Misclassification

(09/24/09) Law 360 - Starbucks Presses For Cert. Denial In California OT Action

(09/22/09) WNTS Insight - New IRS compliance program to focus on worker classification

(09/18/09) The Boston Globe - Strippers' Lawsuit Challenges Independent Contractor Status

(09/17/09) Law 360 - Workers Seek Class Status In Suit Against Contractor

(09/15/09) Law 360 - United Mortgage FLSA Suit Tossed Over Deal Offer

(09/15/09) Law 360 - Staples Points to DOL Opinion Letter In New Trial Bid

(09/13/09) Crain's Detroit Business - State Targets Worker Misclassification

(09/10/09) Law 360 - DOL, IRS Urged To Step Up Misclassification Scrutiny

(09/03/09) Law 360 - Judge Nixes Sanctions Against DOL in FLSA Suit

(09/03/09) Law 360 - Bronx Manager Hits Rite-Aid With OT Class Action

(08/28/09) Law 360 - Mortgage Sources Loan Officers Win FLSA Class Cert.

(08/28/09) Washington Legal Foundation - Federal Court Rulings Reflect Legal Risks Of Worker Misclassification

(08/25/09) Law 360 - Mass. Court Favors Employee In Classification Suit

(08/25/09) Law 360 - USA Cab Drivers' Class Cert. Appeal Denied

(08/25/09) Law 360 - Judge Trims Claims In FLSA Action Against RGIS

(08/24/09) Law 360 - 3 Classes OK'd In Cosmetic Clinic Workers' OT Suit

(08/24/09) MA News Release - Attorney General Coakley Praises Supreme Judicial Court Ruling in Independent Contractor Misclassification Case

(08/22/09) JD Supra: Supreme Judicial Court Holds That Worker Misclassified As Independent Contractor Is Entitled to Damages, Despite Being Paid More than Comparable Employees

(08/21/09) Law 360 - 9th Circ. Mostly Affirms FLSA Ruling For Lojack

(08/21/09) Law 360 - Staples, Mass. Product Specialists Settle FLSA Action

(08/21/09) Law 360 - Mortgage Lenders Of America Hit With FLSA Suit

(08/20/09) Law 360 - MortgageIT Settles FLSA Suit With Loan Officers

(08/20/09) Law 360 - Hewitt Workers Seek Class Status In OT Action

(08/20/09) Law 360 - Cintas Offers $24M To Resolve Driver OT Action

(08/19/09) Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. - House Bill Would Alter Independent Contractor Classification Rules

(08/19/09) Law 360 - Countrywide Workers Seek Class Notice OK

(08/19/09) Law 360 - Hotel Workers Seek Class Cert. In Suit Against Hyatt

(08/17/09) FSI - FSI Issues Statement on Threat to Independent Financial Advisor Business Model Through Recently Proposed Legislative Changes to Federal Worker Classification Rules

(08/14/09) Law 360 - DOL Sanctioned In FLSA Fight With Wash. State

(08/14/09) Law 360 - Strippers Come Out On Top In Misclassification Action

(08/13/09) Law 360 - Employers Face Crackdown On Misclassification

(08/11/09) Boston Herald - Judge Upholds Strippers Lawsuit

(08/10/09) Citizens for Tax Justice - Rep. McDermott Introduces Bill to Stop Employee Misclassification

(08/10/09) Illinois AG Press Release - Madigan Reaches Agreement to Ensure Workers Receive Employment Benefits They Deserve

(08/10/09) Law 360 - Aldo Store Managers Maintain Cert. In OT Action

(08/10/09) Long Island Business News - Commentary: Cutting Costs by Using Independent Contractors is Risky

(08/10/09) Law 360 - ML Stern, Ex-Brokers Come To Terms in OT Dispute

(08/05/09) Law 360 - Domino's Drivers FLSA Suit Gets Green Light

(08/05/09) Law 360 - Applebee's Serves Retain Class Cert. in FLSA Suit

(08/05/09) Queens Gazette - Employee Misclassification Costs NYS Millions in Lost Taxes

(08/04/09) Human Resource Executive - Independent Contractor Issue Heats Up

(08/04/09) Law 360 - Mass. High Court Nixes New Trial In Skycap Tips Case

(08/04/09) Law 360 - 9th Circ. Affirms NLRB Ruling In Hospital OT Spat

(07/31/09) Law 360 - Cinergy Health Sales Reps Move For Class Cert.

(07/31/09) Law 360 - Counselors Hit University of Phoenix With FLSA Suit

(07/30/09) Newsday - Misclassified Employees Costing State Millions in Taxes

(07/28/09) Law 360 - Steakhouse Employees Get Cert. In FLSA Suit

(07/28/09) State Sen. Onorato Home page - State Sen. Onorato Says Findings By [New York] State Task Force On Employee Misclassification Point to Need For Action

(07/24/09) Law 360 - LA Probation Officer Seeks Conditional Cert. In OT Suit

(07/23/09) Law 360 - 11th Circ. Upholds AMCL Bus Driver FLSA Exemption

(07/23/09) Lexis/Nexis - Maryland Governor Announces Plans to Crack Down on Misclassification of Employees

(07/21/09) WBAL Radio Baltimore - Task Force Created To Deal With Workplace Fraud

(07/14/09) Maryland DLLR - Gov. O'Malley Creates Task Force to Crack Down on Workplace Fraud

(07/01/09) Law 360 - Verbal Complaints Not Protected By FLSA: 7th Circ.

(06/29/09) Law 360 - Army Contractor Loses Bid To Dismiss OT Case

(06/25/09) IEC Votes - Independent Electrical Contractors - Register Settles Suit With Carriers

(06/25/09) Law 360 - Tyler Tech Workers Win Cert. In FLSA Action

(06/24/09) LexisNexis - Proposed Employee Misclassification Workers Compensation Coverage Model Act

(06/25/09) WorkersCompensation.com - Employee Misclassification Costing RI Millions

(06/23/09) Law 360 - BP Express Faces FLSA Suit By Drivers

(06/23/09) Law 360 - Settlement In Pitney Bowes OT Action Gets Initial OK

(06/23/09) Law 360 - Class Cert. Denied In FLSA Suit Against Va. Schools

(06/23/09) Law 360 - Cintas Loses Bid To Halt Arbitration In OT Dispute

(06/18/09) WBZTV - Boston Area News - Underground Economy Exploits Workers, Taxpayers

(06/18/09) The Boston Globe - Workplace fraud task force collects $1.4M

(06/18/09) The Albany Group -

(05/06/09) Law 360 - 9th Circ. Seeks Clarity On CA Sales Reps OT Status

(05/04/09) Law 360 - Class Conditionally Certified in Centex OT Suit

(05/01/09) Law 360 - Conflicting Court Rulings Put NLRB Cases In Limbo

(04/30/09) Law 360 - Possible Changes In NLRB Law

(04/29/09) Nonprofit Risk Management Center - Enews - Contractor or Employee?  Time To Get It Right

(04/29/09) Law 360 - Calif. Court Revives Former Lincare Workers' OT Suit

(04/28/09) MSPA North America - Mystery shopping industry to send teams to Capitol Hill in attempt to preserve jobs for millions on behalf of the estimated 1.5 million independent contractors

(04/21/09) Law 360 - FLSA OT Rules Apply On Tribal Land:  9th Circ.

(04/06/09) Law 360 - Plaintiffs Seek Sanctions In DirecTech FLSA MDL

(04/03/09) Law 360 - Boehringer Moves To Delay Sales Rep FLSA Trial

(04/01/09) Law 360 - Class Certified in Cruise Workers' Overtime Case

(04/01/09) Baltimore Sun - Md. Senate Approves Bill To Stop Employers From Labeling Workers As Independent Contractors

(04/01/09) Small Business Trends - Small Businesses Say: We Want Independent Contractors

(03/31/09) Law 360 - Opt-In Notice OK'd In FLSA Suit Against Telecom

(03/31/09) Law 360 - AstraZeneca Sales Reps Exempt from OT: Judge

(03/31/09) Law 360 - Fenway Vendors' OT Suit Pared Due To Preemption

(03/30/09) Law 360 - PacBell, Call Center Workers' $1.5M Deal Ok'd

(03/30/09) Law 360 - Calif. Eatery's Tip-Share Rule Survives Waiter's Action

(03/29/09) Times-Union - When A Worker's Salary Is Lighter

(03/27/09) Law 360 - Arbitrator Finds EEOC Willfully Violated FLSA

(03/27/09) Law 360 - Injunction Vacated In Chicago Police FLSA Spat

(03/23/09) Law 360 - Waupaca Denied Appeal In FLSA Class Action

(03/23/09) Law 360 - Conditional Class Cert. OK'd In United Auto FLSA Suit

(03/23/09) Law 360 - Ex-Asst. Manager Fires Off OT Action Against Staples

(03/19/09) Law 360 - Security Officer Fires Off OT Action v. Wackenhut

(03/17/09) Law 360 - Cops Best Boston In FLSA Dispute Over Pay Period

(03/17/09) The Earth Times - Healthcare Workers Bring Suit Alleging They Were Improperly Classified by Delta-T Group, Inc. as Independent Contractors

(03/11/09) Law 360 - Judge Tosses FLSA Suit V. DOE Weapons-Parts Lab

(03/10/09) Michigan.gov - Gov. Interagency Task Force on Employee Misclassification to Meet March 24 in Lansing

(03/09/09) SDMA - Delivery Company Wins On Drivers' Independent Contractor Status

(03/05/09) Law 360 - Domino's Settles FLSA Class Action

(03/02/09) Maryland Daily Record - General Assembly looking at three versions of measures on independent contractors

(03/02/09) Law 360 - Furniture Co. Must Pay Overtime To Drivers: NJ Court

(03/02/09) Chicago Fed Letter - Why do firms use temporary workers?

(03/00/09) Journal of Accountancy - Worker Classification Still Troublesome 

(02/27/09) Travel Agent Central - ASTA Fights Independent Contractor Legislation 

(02/27/09) Law 360 - NY Starbucks Baristas Want Class Cert. In Tips Spat

(02/27/09) Larson Allen - New Regulations for Minnesota Contractors Who Hire Sole Proprietor Independent Contractors

(02/27/09) Investors Daily - Nailing Down Whether Workers Are Contractors

(02/26/09) PR Newswire/CNBC - Small Business Worker Classification: Independent Contractor or Employee?

(02/25/09) Mass. Press Release - Multiple Contractors to Pay A Total of Over $36,000 in Fines and Restitution for Violating Wage and Hour Laws on Various Sites Developed by AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

(02/25/09) - Port Clinton News Herald - State Agencies Join to Battle Employee Misclassification