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Employee Classification
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Comm Law Center
Media and Telecom Companies Must Adapt to New DOL Rule on Classifying Employees and Independent Contractors
By Scott R. Flick Given that the name of this site is CommLawCenter, our focus is generally on communications law and regulation. More accurately, however, our focus is on legal…
The Wannos Law Firm Blog
Small Business Myth
By Karly Wannos
Employment Law Myth: My small business cannot afford a full time employee, so I can just hire independent contractors.Fact: Businesses and individuals cannot choose a label of “employee” or “independent…
HR Defense
Pain and a Half: How DOL’s New Overtime Proposal Could Drastically Change Your Business
By Colby Berman
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently rocked the business world when it announced a Proposed Rule that, if implemented in its current form, would force employers around the country…
Wage and Hour Defense Blog
A Jeff Foxworthy-Based Test for Independent Contractor Classification
There is a comedian by the name of Jeff Foxworthy who has been enormously popular for the past two decades or so. Perhaps you are familiar with him. (And if…
Minnesota Wage & Hour
Minnesota Cannabis Dispensary Wage and Hour Issues – How to Pay Employees
Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you know that in just a few short weeks, August 1, 2023, recreational cannabis (marijuana) will be lawful in Minnesota (under state law).…
wh Law Blog
Do Contract Employees get Overtime in Arkansas?
By Chris Burks
Contract employees must be paid for any unpaid overtime and work done, unlike independent contractors, because contract employees are W-2 employees. They just work on a contract basis. Contract Employees…
Morea Law Blog
Five Tips for Avoiding a Department of Labor Audit
In our prior post, we highlighted five tips for employers dealing with a Department of Labor (DOL) audit. However, as an employer, you want to avoid the hassle and costs…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Supreme Court Rules Highly Compensated Executive Entitled to Overtime Pay Under FLSA
By Anne Hall
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a 6-3 ruling in Helix Energy Solutions Group v. Hewitt. In its decision, the Court found that highly compensated employees were eligible for overtime…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
New Jersey Federal Court Grants Reconsideration in Favor of Employer on FLSA Exemption for Highly Compensated Employee
By Christopher M. Pardo, Katherine P. Sandberg
In a recent decision in Perez v. Express Scripts, Inc., the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey determined that plaintiff and a conditionally certified class of 200…
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
DOL’s New Rule On Classification of Employees Vs. Contractors Will Benefit Workers
Last year, the Department of Labor announced a new proposed rule about how workers are classified as employees or independent contractors. The comments period has ended, so we can expect the…