Expert analysis by Berger Kahn attorney Erin Mindoro is featured on HG Legal Resources, a web publication dedicated to law and government information, where she discusses recent nail salon employment law rulings affecting the services sector, including the June 27, 2013, class action case regarding independent contractor status.
Says Ms. Mindoro, “Although percentage-based pay may create desirable incentives from an employer’s standpoint (and eliminate the need to pay employees for down time), this strategy can result in significant potential liability, including possible exposure to class action lawsuits. This may even be turning into a nationwide trend (with salon workers pursuing similar wage and hour claims in New Jersey and New York). Read more…