Trying to keep track of the “tests” that various government agencies use to determine whether an individual is (or is not) an independent contractor? Don’t ignore the National Labor Relations Board’s latest. It was applied recently in Sisters’ Camelot, 363 NLRB No. 13 (Sept. 25, 2015). Whether individuals performing services for an entity are employees, … Continue Reading
“Join the union, and you’ll make more money!” It’s a common refrain for unions trying to sell employees on the virtues of union representation. And now, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez has joined the chorus, authoring a blog post entitled, “Stronger Together: Your Voice in the Workplace Matters,” in which he claims that workers represented by … Continue Reading
