Feb. 26, 2018
Employee status in the age of the gig economy
A recent federal court ruling and a case recently argued before the California Supreme Court are the most recent installments in the ongoing effort to reconcile employee classification with the gig economy.
James M. Nelson
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Email: nelsonj@gtlaw.com
Univ of Arizona COL; Tucson AZ
James is the chair of the firm's Labor & Employment Practice in Sacramento and national co-chair of the firm's ERISA Litigation Practice. He represents employers and ERISA plan fiduciaries in matters concerning ERISA compliance, fiduciary responsibility, collective bargaining, wage and hour, employee benefits, safety, discrimination, wrongful termination, and other labor and employment issues.
The most recent installment in the ongoing effort to reconcile what has become known as the "gig economy" with traditional notions of employee versus independent contractor status in California comes from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. And a more significant decision is due from the California Supreme Court in the very near future.
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