Patrick O. Peters

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Firm/Organization: Jackson Lewis P.C.
Blogs: Healthcare Workplace Update, Wage & Hour Law Update

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In its first substantive guidance on independent contractors, the Trump Administration has targeted misclassification in the healthcare industry. Our colleagues in the Staffing & Independent Workforce team offer details on the July 13, 2018 guidance to Wage and Hour Division field staff on determining whether home care, nurse, or caregiver registries are employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. You can read it here.…
Staffing firms may have something extra to be thankful for this holiday season:  Finding that certain account managers exercised discretion and independent judgment when matching candidates with temporary positions, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that these temporary staffing firm employees fell within the FLSA’s administrative exemption.  Perry v. Randstad Gen. Partner (US) LLC, 2017 U.S App. LEXIS 23297 (6th Cir. Nov. 20, 2017).  The Sixth Circuit has jurisdiction over Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky…