In The Atlanta Opera Inc., the National Labor Relations Board once again changed the standard for determining independent contractor status under the National Labor Relations Act, returning to its pre-2019 standard making it...more
Newly confirmed National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo announced her enforcement priorities in a lengthy memorandum released on August 12, 2021. The memorandum requires employers to rethink their...more
The Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act (H.R. 842, S. 420), would make extensive changes in US labor laws, including the PRO Act’s reformulation of “independent contractor” status. This is not a mere technical...more
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In a ruling with significance for businesses using independent contractors, the National Labor Relations Board has reaffirmed that entrepreneurial opportunity is a significant factor in weighing independent contractor status....more