Labor Issues in the Gig Economy: Federal Court Concludes That GrubHub Delivery Drivers are Independent Contractors under California Law

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Guest Commentary By Adam S. Forman, a Member in the Detroit, MI and Chicago, IL offices of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., and Kevin D. Sullivan, an Associate in the firm’s Los Angeles, CA office. Ed. Note: Cross-posted with permission from the Wage and Hour Defense Blog. Epstein Becker Members Nathaniel Glasser and Stuart Gerson … Continued

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Review Endangered Species Act Case

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Can the U.S. government designate a private landowner’s property as “critical habitat” for a threatened or endangered species if the species does not currently inhabit the land and could not do so unless the property owner agrees to modifications of his land? The U.S. Supreme Court agreed this morning to address those questions by granting … Continued