OSHA’s Safety and Health in Shipyards Employment Bulletin

In September, ASA reported that the city of Denver had warned clients of online job platform Instawork of their potential liability for Instawork’s misclassification of workers as independent contractors (Staffing Today, Sept. 18, 2024). The city meant business. On Nov. 27, the labor division of the auditor’s office of the city of Denver issued a… More ›

By Helen L. Konrad, Esq., McCandlish Holton PC E-Verify is an internet-based employment verification system that has been around for decades. It began as a voluntary program to supplement the Form I-9 process that requires that all new hires present a document or document(s) that evidence both identity and authorization to work. It then became… More ›

The U.S. Supreme Court denied a certiorari petition filed by a staffing agency, thereby letting stand a Ninth Circuit ruling that has adverse consequences for the staffing industry. The Ninth Circuit held that a staffing agency and client could not compel arbitration of a temporary worker’s claims, ruling that that the worker was exempt from… More ›

On Sept. 10, the labor division of the auditor’s office of the city of Denver sent a letter to clients of the online platform Instawork informing them of their potential liability for Instawork’s misclassification of workers as independent contractors. The city asserts that these clients share potential joint liability for wage and other violations. The… More ›

Since the late 1990s, when states first began enacting medical marijuana legislation, the widespread adoption of such legislation and eventual legalization of recreational marijuana has created statutory inconsistencies that create significant confusion for employers. This complexity is compounded in states where local regulations conflict with federal law, making compliance particularly difficult; as of June 2024,… More ›