# Articles [ ![Misclassification of Employees As Independent Contractors Does Not Violate NLRA, Says NLRB](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/ab/082919_2122_misclassifi1-ab3ee911.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=994:misclassification-of-employees-as-independent-contractors-does-not-violate-nlra-says-nlrb&catid=205)## [Misclassification of Employees As Independent Contractors Does Not Violate NLRA, Says NLRB](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=994:misclassification-of-employees-as-independent-contractors-does-not-violate-nlra-says-nlrb&catid=205) August 29, 2019 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205) The current National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is the gift that keeps on giving to employers. Today, the NLRB issued a decision in which it held that an employer's misclassification of its employees as independent contractors does not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Velox Express, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 61 (8/29/19). This case drew the atten… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=994:misclassification-of-employees-as-independent-contractors-does-not-violate-nlra-says-nlrb&catid=205) [ ![Get Off My Lawn: The NLRB Sets New Standard for Access to Employer Property By Off-duty Employees of Contractors](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/13/082619_1609_getoffmylaw1-1339d614.png) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=993:get-off-my-lawn-the-nlrb-sets-new-standard-for-access-to-employer-property-by-off-duty-employees-of-contractors&catid=205)## [Get Off My Lawn: The NLRB Sets New Standard for Access to Employer Property By Off-duty Employees of Contractors](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=993:get-off-my-lawn-the-nlrb-sets-new-standard-for-access-to-employer-property-by-off-duty-employees-of-contractors&catid=205) August 26, 2019 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205) [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=993:get-off-my-lawn-the-nlrb-sets-new-standard-for-access-to-employer-property-by-off-duty-employees-of-contractors&catid=205) [ ![National Labor Relations Board Approves the Use of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements as Tool For Employers to Fight Collective Actions](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/ec/081519_2042_nationallab1-ecebf1fa.png) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=992:national-labor-relations-board-approves-the-use-of-mandatory-arbitration-agreements-as-tool-for-employers-to-fight-collective-actions&catid=205)## [National Labor Relations Board Approves the Use of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements as Tool For Employers to Fight Collective Actions](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=992:national-labor-relations-board-approves-the-use-of-mandatory-arbitration-agreements-as-tool-for-employers-to-fight-collective-actions&catid=205) August 15, 2019 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205) [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=992:national-labor-relations-board-approves-the-use-of-mandatory-arbitration-agreements-as-tool-for-employers-to-fight-collective-actions&catid=205) [ ![NEW HORIZONS IN FMLA LEAVE: PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES?](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/12/081219_1535_newhorizons1-1247de7e.png) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1034:new-horizons-in-fmla-leave-parent-teacher-conferences&catid=205)## [NEW HORIZONS IN FMLA LEAVE: PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES?](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1034:new-horizons-in-fmla-leave-parent-teacher-conferences&catid=205) August 12, 2019 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205) [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1034:new-horizons-in-fmla-leave-parent-teacher-conferences&catid=205) [ ![The Importance of Verifying Employment Eligibility In a Legal Manner](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/62/080619_1905_theimportan1-62df4499.png) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=991:the-importance-of-verifying-employment-eligibility-in-a-legal-manner&catid=205)## [The Importance of Verifying Employment Eligibility In a Legal Manner](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=991:the-importance-of-verifying-employment-eligibility-in-a-legal-manner&catid=205) August 06, 2019 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205) [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=991:the-importance-of-verifying-employment-eligibility-in-a-legal-manner&catid=205) [ ![cool looking ice](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/1a/erin-mckenna-QjTUB3TMmLM-unsplash-1a4f14a6.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=869:ice-ice-baby&catid=205)## [ICE, ICE, Baby](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=869:ice-ice-baby&catid=205) June 27, 2019 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205) With the threat of U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) raids in the very near future, we are repeating advice from an older blog post so that companies know what to do if ICE shows up at the door. 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