United States v. Silk: Six-Factor Economic Realities Test For Differentiating Between Employees and Independent Contractors

United States v. Silk: Six-Factor Economic Realities Test For Differentiating Between Employees and Independent Contractors

In United States v. Silk, 331 U.S. 704 (1947), the Supreme Court applied a multi-factor test for determining whether workers were independent contractors or employees. The case is important because, inter alia, these “Silk factors” came to be applied in cases under...
Goldberg v. Whitaker House Co-op., Inc: Homework and Economic Realities Can Indicate Employment Relationship Under FLSA

Goldberg v. Whitaker House Co-op., Inc: Homework and Economic Realities Can Indicate Employment Relationship Under FLSA

In Goldberg v. Whitaker House Co-op., Inc., 366 U.S. 28, 81 S. Ct. 933, 6 L. Ed. 2d 100 (1961), the Supreme Court held that members of a knitting cooperative who performed “homework,” were paid on a piece-rate basis to make items for the co-op, and who were subject to...