Attorneys for Amazon and the state will face off before the Wisconsin Supreme Court over whether some of the delivery drivers in the tech behemoth’s Logistics division are considered Amazon employees or independent contractors....
“Six of the nine criteria must be met to classify someone is an independent contractor. In the case of Amazon, DWD and the Labor and Industry Review Commission found only one of those conditions was satisfied, ultimately ruling the company must pay over $205,000 in back taxes from 2016 to 2018.”
Sounds like some tough sledding for 'zon. I’m tired of companies abusing the “independent contractors” to avoid paying workers.
We would pay less and be healthier in aggregate as a country if we had publicly funded healthcare - just expand Medicaid to cover everyone. I think a healthy population is good for national defense, so maybe it could come from that budget…
Amazon to Wisconsin Supreme Court: 'Flex' drivers are not employees ( captimes.com )
Attorneys for Amazon and the state will face off before the Wisconsin Supreme Court over whether some of the delivery drivers in the tech behemoth’s Logistics division are considered Amazon employees or independent contractors....
Free Covid tests will be offered again to all U.S. households ( www.statnews.com )