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Multijurisdictional Employers, Part 1: Independent Contractors vs. Employees
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The Labor Law Insider - Elections Have Consequences: Labor Law Changes Anticipated Under Trump Administration, Part II
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On January 9, 2024, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule that provides revised guidance on whether a worker is properly classified as an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more
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Welcome to FP Gig Economy Snapshot, where we take a quick snapshot look at the most significant workplace law developments with an emphasis on how they impact gig economy businesses. This edition focuses on the Department of...more
The US Department of Labor published a Proposed Rule on October 13 seeking to return to applying a test that would make it more difficult for certain workers to qualify as independent contractors....more
On Tuesday, the federal Department of Labor (DOL) released proposed rules intended to clarify when workers are employees as opposed to independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA governs...more
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a rule that would make it more difficult for companies to treat workers as independent contractors. The proposed rule would return to a "totality-of-the-circumstances" analysis...more
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The U.S. Department of Labor is set to issue a Proposed Rule that will have a significant impact on the test used to determine whether someone is an independent contractor or an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more
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The Department of Labor has turned down Congressional calls to extend the time period to receive public comments about the proposed independent contractor rule that would make it easier for gig economy businesses and other...more
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Gig economy companies across the country had a whirlwind September, as legal developments impacting their business models continued to unfold. Here are the five most significant workplace law developments in the gig economy...more
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partners Harris Mufson and Allan Bloom discuss the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed new rule on independent contractor classification. In recent years, the misclassification of...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Sept. 22, 2020, proposed new regulations designed to codify criteria to identify independent workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Independent contractors are not employees...more
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) yesterday issued a proposed rule addressing when a worker will be an independent contractor (rather than an employee) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the proposal, the...more
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