BRIEFLY

Posts from Joshua Newville, a Minnesota employment lawyer, civil rights attorney, and mediator.

Feb 3, 2016

Lyft Settles Employee Misclassification Lawsuit

Last year, we wrote about two class action lawsuits on behalf of Uber and Lyft drivers who were classified as independent contractors....

Aug 17, 2015

Are College Athletes Employees? NLRB Dodges Question

In a much-anticipated and long-awaited decision released today, the National Labor Relations Board dodged answering the question of...

May 17, 2015

Wal-Mart Sued for Failing to Pay Wages and Provide Breaks

Retail giant Wal-Mart is being sued by a group of former employee pharmacists who say they were required to work outside the stores but...

Mar 22, 2015

Lawsuits Highlight Problems with Classifying Workers as Non Employees

On March 11, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California handed down opinions in Cotter v. Lyft, Inc., and...

Oct 16, 2014

Unpaid Interns Mounting Class Action Wage and Hour Lawsuits

The most recent in a string of such lawsuits, a former Marc Jacobs intern has initiated a class action lawsuit against the fashion...