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HR Law Watch
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Status
By Brian D. Pedrow, Kyle I. Platt
On October, 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposed rule to update the test for determining whether a worker is an employee under the Fair Labor…
Labor & Employment Insights
Clarification on Misclassification? Return to Factorization! DOL Issues Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor vs. Employee
If you were just getting comfortable with the DOL’s final rule on employee versus independent contractor status (which took effect on March 8, 2021), there is bad news… or maybe…
Employment Law Worldview
DOL Issues Notice of Proposed Independent Contractor Rule (US)
By Paul Erian, Scott Held
On October 11, 2022, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would make it more difficult for employers…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
DOL Proposes New Multifactor Rule for Determining Independent Contractor Status
By By: Steven F. Pockrass, Taylor E. Gillan, Charles E. McDonald III, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
On October 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled a new proposed rule that could make it more difficult for workers to be classified as independent contractors under…
Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
The Labor Department’s Independent Contractor Rule Has Little if No Legal Impact But Is Likely To Cause Anxiety for Many Stakeholders
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
The Biden Administration’s Labor Department earlier today issued a proposed regulation that seeks to define the worker classification test for independent contractor or employee status under the Fair Labor Standards…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
Meet the New Interpretation, (Pretty Much the) Same as the Old Interpretation: the DOL Proposes Its Own Independent Contractor Definition for the FLSA
By: Noah Finkel, Camille Olson, Scott Mallery, Andrew McKinley and Kevin Young Seyfarth Synopsis: Today the U.S. Department of Labor issued its draft new interpretive regulation (or NPRM) attempting to define employee versus independent contractor status under the…
Labor & Employment Report
Department of Labor Proposes Independent Contractor Interpretation
In the latest salvo in the battle over the classification of workers as independent contractors or employees, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the publication of a new proposed interpretation.…
Dykema Labor & Employment Law Blog
Employees in Disguise: Proposed Rule Would Roll Back Trump-era Independent Contractor Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday unveiled a six-step “economic realities” test that looks to narrow the ability of employers to classify workers as independent contractors. The changes have…
Hermann Law Our Blog
Drywall Installers are Employees in New Jersey
Drywall Installers are “Employees” Entitled to Overtime and Other Benefits The New Jersey Supreme Court held that a group of drywall installers are New Jersey employees entitled to overtime and…
HR Defense
Top 10 Labor & Employment Issues in M&A Transactions
By Akerman Law
Your business is buying (or selling) a company – now what? Due diligence is an essential part of a successful merger or acquisition, and there are countless labor and employment…