Joshua I. Bosin and Mellori Lumpkin are both Associate's in our Atlanta office.

In Scantland v. Jeffry Knight Inc., the Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court ruling and granted summary judgment to Knight in a case that highlights the consequences of misclassification of workers as independent contractors rather than employees. This article gives criteria for businesses to make proper employment classifications and avoid similar litigation.

READ: Lessons Learned From Scantland v. Jeffry Knight Inc.

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