Supreme Court: Drivers hauling baked goods are in transportation, not baking

This case involves the company for which our middle daughter works for and that is headquartered in South Georgia. It’s a huge company located in a small town. This case has been a thorn in their side for a few years now. Hopefully it can now be settled one way or the other
 
Is the SCOTUS decision good or bad? I read the article but didn't really understand the issue.
 
cptlo said:
Is the SCOTUS decision good or bad? I read the article but didn't really understand the issue.
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I felt the same way. From what I’ve heard from various people I know who work there they were hoping that the delivery route drivers would be considered independent contractors and not bakery employees. The drivers deliver the product and most own their own equipment. This ruling sets precedence for many other businesses and I’m watching it closely because it could affect how freight is handled in the future. Our daughters suppose to be up this weekend for a visit so I’ll see what she says about it.
 
From what I understand, if you earn money from a company that gets paid to transport goods, then you work in transportation. If you are a contractor transporting Wonder Bread from where it is to where it's sold, you are working in transportation because you are not their employee, and they are paying you your fee. Here's one way to look at it as well. If Wonder Bread employees were in a union, that contract trucker would not be because he's not a Wonder Bread employee. As a contractor, Wonder Bread may issue a 1099-NEC because they aren't taking taxes of any kind out. In fact, they aren't even responsible for paying the employer portion of SS. They also don't share in the Wonder Bread employee benefits.

Let me also add that I have no idea the background that led to this case.
 
Boss 302 said:
From what I understand, if you earn money from a company that gets paid to transport goods, then you work in transportation. If you are a contractor transporting Wonder Bread from where it is to where it's sold, you are working in transportation because you are not their employee, and they are paying you your fee. Here's one way to look at it as well. If Wonder Bread employees were in a union, that contract trucker would not be because he's not a Wonder Bread employee. As a contractor, Wonder Bread may issue a 1099-NEC because they aren't taking taxes of any kind out. In fact, they aren't even responsible for paying the employer portion of SS. They also don't share in the Wonder Bread employee benefits.

Let me also add that I have no idea the background that led to this case.
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If I’m not mistake the drivers were treated as independent contractors prior to the previous ruling which in essence made them, (and many other similar companies, start threading them as employees. Hopefully the SCOTUS ruling will correct it…but it’s like reading Latin in Spanish.
 
J-man said:
If I’m not mistake the drivers were treated as independent contractors prior to the previous ruling which in essence made them, (and many other similar companies, start threading them as employees. Hopefully the SCOTUS ruling will correct it…but it’s like reading Latin in Spanish.
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Remember, Obamacare requires companies with 100 or more full-time employees to provide employee healthcare. Companies avoid this by either hiring only part-time employees or independent contractors to work 40 or more hours a week. The plus side for the company hiring independent contractors is that they don't have to provide them with healthcare and they don't have to contribute to their Social Security accounts. Companies who put the emphasis on hiring independent contractors generally don't give a crap about them. I've always ignored those jobs.
 
Boss 302 said:
Remember, Obamacare requires companies with 100 or more full-time employees to provide employee healthcare. Companies avoid this by either hiring only part-time employees or independent contractors to work 40 or more hours a week. The plus side for the company hiring independent contractors is that they don't have to provide them with healthcare and they don't have to contribute to their Social Security accounts. Companies who put the emphasis on hiring independent contractors generally don't give a crap about them. I've always ignored those jobs.
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They had always treated them as contractors, not just since O-Care. It’s not just for the benefit of the company but also the drivers and their companies. It gave the drivers a choice of which routes and schedules they worked which was a big part of the original complaint. One of my friends was a route driver for them. He started right after HS and has been retired for several years now. He did very well for himself and is now like GD but without the speakers.
 
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