Hospital Blues? Joint Employer Test Under Review By DC Appeals Court
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by Todd Lebowitz
2w ago
I ran a search for songs about Washington DC. I didn’t recognize any that popped up, but there is one that caught my eye — and ear. “Washington DC Hospital Center Blues” is a 1966 release by blues guitarist Skip James. You can check it out here. Although it may seem like nothing newsworthy is ..read more
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Did Joni See It Coming? Two Companies Forced to Reclassify All Gig Workers as Employees
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by Todd Lebowitz
1M ago
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. When Joni Mitchell wrote “Big Yellow Taxi,” she had just arrived in Honolulu. She was inspired by the view outside her hotel window, with beautiful green mountains in the distance and, closer to the hotel, a “parking lot as far as the eye could see.” Ugly ..read more
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Get Skinny in 2025: Adopt a Handbook Just for Temps
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by Todd Lebowitz
1M ago
Everyone has New Year’s Resolutions. Except me. My wife asks me every year, and every year I politely decline. She doesn’t like when I do that. Some people pledge to lose weight, to get skinnier. This post is about getting skinny with your handbook for 2025—just for temps. Do you provide your employee handbook to ..read more
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Billy Ocean, Billy Gibbons… Bill of Rights? NYC Poster Lists Contractors’ Legal Protections
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by Todd Lebowitz
1M ago
There have been many notable Bills in rock music. There’s Billy Joel, Billy Idol, and Billy Ocean. Remember Billy Ocean? “Carribean Queen”? Subtitled “(No More Love on the Run).” Billy O gave us this ridiculous video that screams 1980s and includes such bad lip synching that you know, right away, he never could have pulled ..read more
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Don’t Get Jailed Because of Your Fat Friend: More Tips on Arbitration Agreements and Joint Employment
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by Todd Lebowitz
2M ago
A South Korean man was sentenced to one year in prison for binge eating and getting too fat. It isn’t always illegal to get fat in South Korea, but it is if you do it to dodge mandatory military service, which is what this guy did. His friend, who created the weight-gain plan, was sentenced ..read more
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What is the S.G. Borello Test? (Hint: It’s No Ashley Paradox)
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by Todd Lebowitz
2M ago
Remember Rick Astley? Yes, this guy. And this song. I assume he had other songs but I know of none of them. I recently read a Reddit post that offers the Astley Paradox. And it’s a good one. If you ask Rick Astley for his copy of the movie Up, he cannot give it you ..read more
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Sampling Bias? California’s New Freelancer Law Only Applies to “Professional Services”
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by Todd Lebowitz
2M ago
This clever illustration of sampling bias is from @sketchplanator. Marketers, under California law, provide “professional services.” So do photographers, fine artists, travel agents, barbers, foresters, human resource administrators, and a grab bag of other miscellaneous service workers. But not construction workers, lawyers, electricians, nannies, or dog walkers. Why does this matter? Well, California’s new Freelancer ..read more
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A Car Crash? Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick Supports ABC Test for Worker Classification
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by Todd Lebowitz
2M ago
Sometimes things don’t make sense when you read them. Like this: Here’s an adorable video of a dog getting hit by a car. You need to dig deeper to make sense of it. If you watch the video, you’ll understand. The sentence is true, and the video is adorable. Another thing that didn’t make sense ..read more
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Bad Moon Rising: Another State Cracks Down on Misclassification with $2.7M Due
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by Todd Lebowitz
3M ago
I see the bad moon a-risingI see trouble on the wayI see earthquakes and lightningI see bad times today When John Fogerty wrote “Bad Moon Rising,” he was reportedly inspired by the 1941 film The Devil and Daniel Webster. There’s a scene in the film where a hurricane destroys the crops of several farms, but spares ..read more
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For Upcoming Changes to Independent Contractor Rules, Look to Band Names
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by Todd Lebowitz
3M ago
The band America (“A Horse with No Name,” “Ventura Highway”) was formed in England. Yes, really. But by three Americans whose fathers were in the U.S. Air Force and stationed overseas. That got me thinking about other bands with place names. When I was growing up in Miami in the 1980s, if someone mentioned Boston ..read more
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