How a worker is classified can have severe implications and costs for their labor rights and economic security. Across the United States, misclassification has become more prevalent among the companies that provide delivery services. For years these companies have been abusing their workers to save

Delivery companies like Shipt® and GoPuff® have had lawsuits filed alleging that the companies have misclassified their delivery drivers as independent contractors. GoPuff® alone was issued fines of $6.2 million by Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell after an investigation found almost a thousand

Delivery drivers all over the country have suffered from misclassification from companies like Roadie® for years. Drivers have complained that they have been lured in with the ideas behind higher pay, flexible work hours, and more, yet when in, the

Walmart launched Spark® in 2018 to help reach rural customers where other gig economy apps don't deliver. The delivery app is powered by the third-party vendor provider Delivery Drivers Inc.® and operates in all 50 states with more than 17,000 pickup

If you are employed in the United States, it is important for you to understand your rights when it comes to accessing your personnel files. An employee personnel file is either a paper or electronic record of a current or past employee's history with an employer. Within the file, employers can

GoPuff® has been fined $6.2 million after Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell found that the company mislabeled nearly 1,000

In Washington, a federal judge has approved a group of travel nurses' collective overtime claims against NuWest Group Holdings LLC, a national staffing and recruiting agency that provides services for the manufacturing, nursing, scientific, and technology industries based in Washington. However,

When you are assigned a new position at work, it typically means that you are progressing in your career. With this new position, you can expect to find increased responsibilities, hours, and, in most cases, pay. However, according to a

 In the United States, despite laws like the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act in place to protect individuals from being unfairly paid in comparison to their counterparts––unfortunately, thousands of women, minorities, and other historically disadvantaged groups are still

Predictive Scheduling laws, more commonly known as Fair Workweek laws, have become a hot topic nationwide. In 2017, Oregon took the lead by enacting a statewide Fair Workweek law, paving the way for other

On Monday, March 13, 2023,  Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Paid Leave for Workers Act into law, adding Illinois to the list of now three states that require employers to offer paid leave for any reason. Below we’ve gone

Earlier this month, it was announced that the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) would go into effect on June 27, 2023. The PWFA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to their workers for

You’re changing the world through your innovative work at an exciting startup or technology company. Congratulations! Maybe you even have stock options and a nice bonus every year. But do you know what to do in the event of a sudden workforce reduction?   

Kronos is a popular digital workforce management platform. Whole Foods, FedEx, Tesla, PepsiCo, and other major US employers rely on Kronos for critical business functions like employee timekeeping, scheduling, and payroll. But a ransomware cyberattack discovered on December 11, 2021, that knocked

Unfortunately, scams happen every single day in all walks of life across the globe. Scams can occur in many ways, from scammers obtaining personal bank details to making fraudulent phone calls, emails, or letters, with the intent of stealing something from the targeted individual, and that’s