Independent Contractor

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Sandoval v. Qualcomm, Inc.

October 4, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging California Supreme Court to hold that a hirer of a contractor cannot be held liable under a retained-control theory based solely on the hirer’s failure to...

In the Matter of: Velox Express, Inc.

August 30, 2019

National Labor Relations Board issues 3-1 opinion holding that an employer’s mistaken classification of an individual as an independent contractor, rather than an employee, does not violate the...

Jammal v. American Family Insurance Co.

January 29, 2019

Sixth Circuit reverses lower court and holds that American Family properly classified its agents as independent contractors

New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira

January 15, 2019

Supreme Court issues a unanimous 8-0 decision that the exception to the Federal Arbitration Act for “contracts of employment” for certain workers in interstate transportation includes workers...

Razak v. Uber Technologies, Inc.

October 1, 2018

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in Third Circuit litigation concerning independent-contractor status of gig economy workers under FLSA and Pennsylvania law

Chamber of Commerce v. City of Seattle (rehearing)

September 14, 2018

Ninth Circuit denies rehearing petition in challenge to Seattle’s ordinance authorizing unionization of independent contractors

Chamber of Commerce v. City of Seattle (rehearing)

August 3, 2018

U.S. Chamber files opposition to City of Seattle’s petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc

Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles

June 20, 2018

California Supreme Court denies rehearing in case regarding applicability of ABC test retroactively

Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles

May 29, 2018

U.S. Chamber files amicus letter urging California Supreme Court to grant rehearing and hold that the ABC test does not apply retroactively

New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira

May 21, 2018

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in U.S. Supreme Court defending application of the Federal Arbitration Act to independent contractors engaged in interstate commerce