For your main post, please choose 2 companies or types of workers from the list below to compare & contrast issues of worker classification. Are they employees or independent contractors and why? Comment on specific factors affecting classification (Behavioral, Financial, Type of Relationship) referencing course material and outside research. Part 2: In your follow-up responses to others, be sure to comment on the following: What industries or jobs seem to have the most issues with worker misclassification? What is the government doing regarding this issue? What is your stand on this issue? Should small companies (like start-ups) or companies within certain industries (like trucking) be exempt from the rules? Why/why not? FedEx Biegelsen, A. (2014). FedEx failes to deliver for drivers. The Center for Public Integrity. Uber Moore, T. (2015). Uber driver is an employee, not a contractor, California regulators say. The Washington Post. Broadway Cab Rede, G. (2015). Broadway Cab loses independent contractor case before Oregon Supreme Court. The Oregonian. Instacart Manjoo, F. (2014). Grocery Deliveries in Sharing Economy. The New York Times. Coverall North America - commercial cleaning franchise Gibson, R. (2010). Franchisees: We're Employees, Not Contractors. The Wall Street Journal. Sawin v. Sacramento Bee Newspaper (The McClatchy Company) Newspaper delivery workers Askanas, M.S. (2014). Newspaper carriers were employees, despite independent contractor agreement, California court rules. JacksonLewis. Temp Workers - California (2014) New California law imposes costly risks to companies using independent contractors supplied by staffing and recruiting firms. Independent Contractor Compliance. Construction Industry Pepper Hamilton (2010). Pennsylvania cracks down on independent contractor misclassification in the construction industry. Pepper Law Truck Drivers (2013) New Jersey Governor vetoes Truck Operator Independent Contractor Act Gibson, N. S. (2015). Employee exclusion applies to independent contractor truck driver. Employee Exclusion WWE Superstars Gibson, N. S. (2015). Why are we still calling WWE Superstars independent contractors? WWE Superstars