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On May 1, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin announcing that the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will no longer enforce the 2024 independent contractor Final Rule previously established by the...more
On June 2, 2025, Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling announced a renewed and expanded commitment by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to the issuance of interpretation letters—commonly referred to as opinion letters...more
The U.S. Department of Labor re-issued an Opinion Letter on the issue of independent contractor (IC) status of an on-demand virtual marketplace company (VMC) that refers end-market consumers to service providers who offer...more
I have often said that the USDOL is a politically charged industry and its view on legal issues (much like the National Labor Relations Board) shifts with the Administration that is in power. For example, under the prior...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) under the Biden administration is reviewing and perhaps reconsidering the final rule promulgated by the Trump administration DOL entitled, "Independent Contractor Status Under The Fair Labor...more
On February 19, 2021, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division withdrew its opinion letter that indicated gig economy workers who offer services in a virtual marketplace are independent contractors. The Wage and Hour...more
Continuing its early pattern of reversing positions adopted during the former administration, on February 19, 2021 the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) withdrew two more Opinion Letters. The...more
On February 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) withdrew two FLSA opinion letters, further signaling a return to more employee-friendly policies....more
The new administration’s efforts to reverse course on many of the gains that gig economy businesses achieved under previous White House leadership took another step friday as the Department of Labor (DOL) withdrew a guidance...more
Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. This week, we look at updated safety and mask guidance and the top workplace regulations the Biden administration has rolled back. OSHA Updates COVID-19 Guidance In response to President...more
The Trump administration’s Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (the “WHD”) published its final independent contractor rule on January 7, 2021, with a related effective date of March 8...more
On January 20, 2021, the Biden administration issued a regulatory freeze memorandum requesting that executive departments and agencies delay the effective date of any non-emergency rule published but that had not yet become...more
On January 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) issued an Opinion Letter applying the Department’s recently-issued Final Rule concerning Independent Contractor Status under the Fair Labor...more
Today, one day before the end of President Trump’s Administration, the U.S. Department of Labor issued an opinion letter that certain owner-operator drivers that provide services to a transportation and logistics company are...more
In 2020, federal and state laws regulating wages and hours of work continued to change and develop, expanding in some areas, and contracting in others. In “2020 Wage & Hour Developments: A Year in Review,” we look back on...more
This edition of Employment Flash looks at a series of recent NLRB decisions, many of which apply to all employers, not just those with unionized employees. We also discuss other U.S. federal and state labor and...more
The gig economy is the future of the workforce, right? Or is it an old concept with a modern twist? After all, using workers on a “freelance” or “independent contractor” basis is not a new idea. Whether old or new, there are...more
In a recent opinion letter, the United States Department of Labor concluded that workers who use a “virtual marketplace” business – similar to Uber, DoorDash, Instacart, or Rover – are independent contractors and not...more
Recently, both the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued documents supporting independent contractor status, evidencing the more pro-employer stance of the Trump administration as...more
On April 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued an opinion letterfinding that “on-demand” service providers working for a virtual marketplace company are independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards...more
As we reported recently, on April 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter clarifying its stance on the classification of workers in the gig economy. The letter provided good news to those who...more
• The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued an opinion letter on when workers in a gig economy are contractors or employees. • The analysis turns on the economic reality of the relationship between the service provider...more
The issue of independent contractors and employment status continues to vex employers and present substantial liability risks. The employment laws generally cover only employees, not independent contractors. ...more
In Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l, Inc., the Ninth Circuit revived a decade old wage and hour class action and simultaneously dealt a blow to many employers utilizing independent contractors by holding that California...more
The United States Department of Labor has provided good news for gig economy employers, telling one unidentified “virtual marketplace” employer that its service providers are properly classified as independent contractors....more