Yesterday, I had three posts about “no shame” in the C-Suite.  In today’s Washington Post, Steven Perlstein seems to think that “hypocrisy” is the better term.  He writes about two stories, one involving American Airlines’ attempt to cut its skycaps (who made $5.15 an hour) out of money they were due and the other involving the chief […]

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This week’s “Tip of the Week” focuses on the independent contractor myth. Just to show you there’s something to all this, check out a recent article in the Florida Employment Law Letter about an employer whose independent contractors were found by a court to be employees.
FLORIDA NEWS
TAXES:
IRS rules FedEx Ground’s drivers are employees, not […]

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Blackwater Worldwide has been in the news for a long time now.  Hired by the U.S. Government to do various contracting work in Iraq, it’s been under investigation for all sorts of things.  Congress has just announced something else Blackwater is being investigated for: treating employees as independent contractors.
I don’t know what this investigation will show, but […]

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The upcoming holidays are associated with a variety of subjects: good cheer, stress, religion, commercialism, gifts and family traditions, just to name a few. One subject which normally doesn’t make the list is employment law–-but maybe it should. After all, the holidays provide employers with a number of liability pitfalls. Let’s consider a few.
Parties–What would […]

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We’re now in the second session of the first day of AEIS.  The second session is actually two things between which attendees can choose.
First, there’s a panel discussion being conducted by Mike Maslanka (moderator), with Ford & Harrison in its Dallas office, Stephanie Cerasano with Ford & Harrison in its Phoenix office, Mike Reynvaan with Perkins Coie […]

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