August 30, 2023
Differing ownership stakes in state-licensed liquor stores meant workers were not uniformly impacted by Utah's policy to classify them as independent contractors, precluding collective certification of wage claims, the state told a federal court.
March 29, 2023
Utah must face claims that it misclassified workers who sell state government-owned liquor out of private storefronts, a state judge found, saying the state failed to prove the workers fall under certain exemptions to federal overtime rules.
March 08, 2022
The Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is urging a Utah federal court to dismiss a lawsuit by package agents who allege they were misclassified as independent contractors and denied overtime, saying the workers misinterpreted federal law.
February 15, 2022
A group of package agents is asking a Utah federal judge to uphold their suit claiming the state's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control misclassified them as independent contractors, arguing that the department justified its dismissal bid on misapplied exemptions.
September 16, 2021
The Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control misclassified its workers as independent contractors to avoid paying them overtime even though it had full control over their work, according to a proposed collective action filed in federal court seeking $8 million in damages.