Patricia Prezioso Quoted on Worker Misclassification and Joint Employer Risks

In a Law.com Corporate Counsel article discussing a wage and hour collective action involving Google Maps drivers, Patricia Prezioso, Chair of the Sills Cummis Employment and Labor Practice Group, comments on evolving worker misclassification claims and joint employer considerations for companies using contract workers. The article examines allegations that drivers were improperly classified as independent contractors and that multiple entities were alleged to have acted as joint employers.

As seen in the article: Prezioso noted that the case and others like it are “a signal to employers that they really have to be careful when using contract workers,” and continued, “It is becoming harder and harder to support a 1099 worker status.”