Explore 18 court opinions on Independent Contractor Vs Employee Classification. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Court Affirms Independent Contractor Status, Denying Wage Claims
Amin v. Puck, Wolfgang Puck Enterprises, Inc., decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 1, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Amin, sued Wolfgang Puck Enterprises, I...
Appellate Court Affirms Independent Contractor Status, Denies Overtime Claim
Antonio Torres v. AJJLP, LLC, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Antonio Torres, sued the defendant, AJJLP, LLC, for all...
Ninth Circuit: Ride-sharing data ordinance doesn't violate Fourth Amendment
Uber Technologies, Inc. v. City of Seattle, decided by Ninth Circuit on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to...
Appellate court affirms truck driver's employee status over contractor claim
A&R Transportation LLC, GSA Enterprises LLC and Cristian Villar-Silva v. Timothy Neyman, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute c...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Wal-Mart in Retaliation Case
Parsonage v. Wal-Mart Associates, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former Wal-Mart employee, sued for wrongful terminati...
Uber driver not an employee for unemployment benefits
Chilutti, S. v. Uber; Apl. of Uber, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a lower court's decision...
XPO Logistics vicariously liable for driver's negligence
Hu v. XPO Logistics, LLC, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 16, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Hu, sued XPO Logistics for negligence after a collision involvi...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Trucking Company in Negligence Case
Jorge Andujar v. Hub Group Trucking, Inc., decided by Sixth Circuit on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment...
Ninth Circuit Upholds LA's Safe Storage Gun Ordinance
Pena v. City of Los Angeles, decided by Ninth Circuit on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sough...
Ninth Circuit Upholds California's Top-Two Primary System
Alliance San Diego v. California Taxpayers Action Network, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court'...
Court Rules Concrete Pumpers Are Employees, Not Independent Contractors
Six Brothers Concrete Pumping, LLC v. Texas Workforce Commission and Martin Tomczak, decided by Texas Supreme Court on July 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether a ...
FCRA Violation: Employer Obtained Consumer Report Without Permissible Purpose
Moncada Alaniz v. Bay Promo, LLC, decided by First Circuit on July 2, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the defendant, Bay Promo, LLC, violated the Fair Cred...
Court Affirms IRS Employment Tax Liability for IBLP and Founder
In Re William W. Gothard, Jr., and Institute in Basic Life Principles, Inc., decided by Texas Supreme Court on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved the IRS's d...
Independent Contractor Status Upheld in Workers' Compensation Case
Steets, K., Aplt. v. Celebration Fireworks (WCAB), decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, K. Steets, sought workers' compensation be...
Personal Assistant Properly Classified as Independent Contractor, Not Employee
Zivkovic v. Laura Christy LLC, decided by Second Circuit on May 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a plaintiff's claims for un...
Contract termination improper without adequate notice and cure opportunity
Gustafson, M. v. Springfield, Inc., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on March 31, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether Springfield, Inc. (Springfiel...
Appellate court affirms independent contractor status, denying FLSA claims
Karrie Gurwood & Howard Gurwood v. GCA Services Group, Inc., decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on March 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Gurwoods sued GCA Services Group for al...
Appeals court finds VEC regulation invalid, allows Amazon to seek withdrawal
Amazon Logistics, Inc. v. Virginia Employment Commission, decided by Virginia Supreme Court on March 6, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) denied Amazon's requ...