Labor and Risk Blog
Fitzgerald Ventura lives and works in New York City. He's the founder and CEO of 1099Policy. Connect with Fitz on LinkedIn.
The Tug of War Between Independent Contractors and Employers
Frank Enriquez at Staffing Industry Analysts recently published a great article titled Buyers Versus ICs: Who Will Win ? In it, he…
How 1099Policy Ensures Contractor Compliance With Insurance Requirements
Ensuring that every contractor a company engages is covered by an appropriate workers’ compensation or general liability policy is an…
How Contracting Entities Can Expand Their Qualified Labor Pool
I recently spoke to a large consumer products manufacturer about their field service challenges. I was surprised to learn that at any given…
Will Gig Workers Be Reclassified as Employees?
Yesterday, U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh told Reuters that he believes at least some gig economy workers should be classified as…
COVID-19, Workers’ Compensation, and Reclassification Risk: What You Need to Know
Workers’ compensation policies do not cover “ordinary diseases of life” such as a cold or the flu. But is COVID-19 an ordinary disease, or an occupational one?
How a $200 Workers’ Compensation Policy Could Have Avoided a $2 Million Nightmare
A cautionary tale for labor platforms and contracting entities about the importance of workers’ compensation and general liability insurance for contingent workers.