Process Server Isn’t Employee Due Overtime, 8th Cir. Says

A legal process service company in Arkansas isn’t required to pay overtime wages to a person who contracted to deliver legal documents, a federal appeals court ruled (Karlson v. Action Process Serv. & Private Investigations, LLC, 8th Cir., No. 15-3322, 6/26/17).

Whether companies incorrectly classify workers as independent contractors instead of employees to skirt labor and employment laws has been a hot issue in recent years. Claims have been brought by workers across various industries—from delivery and rideshare drivers to exotic dancers and cable satellite technicians—citing both federal and state laws.

Here, Jeffrey Karlson signed an agreement with ...