The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a significant shift in how it will approach enforcement of independent contractor classifications under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). While the 2024 rule issued under...more
The Department of Labor has long labored to rein in the practice by some employers of labeling workers as independent contractors instead of employees to avoid the requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to pay...more
In the pursuit of economic fairness, Ohio finds itself at a crossroads with the One Fair Wage petition (One Fair Wage), a movement aiming to amend Article II, Section 34a of the Ohio State Constitution to increase the minimum...more
10/20/2023
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Economic Stimulus ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Wage ,
Poverty ,
Price Inflation ,
Productivity ,
Public Assistance ,
Resorts & Restaurants ,
Small Business ,
State Constitutions ,
Wages
In a pivotal legal battle, the Third Circuit is currently deliberating whether college athletes should be considered employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act for the purpose of receiving wages. This landmark case could...more
9/13/2023
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Civil Rights Act ,
Collective Bargaining ,
College Athletes ,
Compensation ,
Employees ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
NCAA ,
NLRB ,
Title IX ,
Title VII
The City of Columbus, Ohio, has enacted a new code conferring legal rights to gig workers, also known generally as freelance workers. Freelance workers now constitute almost forty percent of the national workforce. The...more
9/12/2023
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Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Classification ,
Compensation ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Duration of Status ,
Employee Definition ,
Enforcement ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Shortage
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA) OVERVIEW -
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that all covered employers pay their employees compensation for hours worked over forty per week at one and a half times their regular...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently made a significant decision regarding the certification procedure for collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In the case of Clark v. A&L...more
The Department of Labor has recently issued guidance on the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act). The PUMP Act was signed into law on December 29, 2022, amending the Fair Labor Standards...more
On October 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed rule entitled Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act that redefines how to classify workers. The proposed...more