Labor/Employment,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Feb. 14, 2018
Let’s talk about a ‘hybrid’ worker
Last week, a federal judge ruled that Raef Lawson was not an employee of GrubHub during his four-month stint as a driver for the food-delivery service.
Eric B. Kingsley
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Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA
Eric is the former board chair of the Anti-Defamation League's Los Angeles Region.
Last week, U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, after a lengthy bench trial, ruled that Raef Lawson was not an employee of GrubHub Inc. during his four-month stint as a driver for the food-delivery service. Lawson v. GrubHub Inc., 15-cv-05128 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 8, 2018).
While that opinion will be subject to 9th Circuit review, Judge Corley's 33-page opinion deeply analyzes what makes a person an inde...
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