Signed into law on July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduces several changes affecting workplace tax treatment and employee benefits....more
7/16/2025
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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
Senator Louis Blessing, III, Republican, and William DeMora, Democrat have introduced Senate Bill 11 which seeks to ban employers from requiring their employees to adhere to non-competes and certain stay or pay provisions. ...more
2/13/2025
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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
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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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