The Burr Broadcast: New Independent Contractor Rule
DE Under 3: US DOL's WHD Published Its “Employee or Independent Contractor” Classification Final Rule
#WorkforceWednesday: NLRB Outlook, NY Whistleblower Protections Take Effect, DOJ to Focus on Cyber-Fraud - Employment Law This Week®
Labor & Employment Podcast Series, Biden’s First 100 Days: A Check-In for Employers.
How are Your Company’s Taxes Impacted by the New U.S. DOL Rule on Independent Contractors?
On-Demand Webinar | Legislative Updates for Employers to Plan for a Successful (and Compliant) 2021
Employment Law Now IV-82- A Roundtable on the Impact of a President Biden on Labor and Employment Law
#WorkforceWednesday: CA Passes Proposition 22, New Marijuana Laws, New Administration’s Impact on Your Business - Employment Law This Week®
Discussing California’s AB 5: Considerations for Employers
The Gig Economy and You
Employment Law This Week®: Recalibrating Federal Agencies, Marijuana Legalization, the Changing Nature of Work - Monthly Rundown
Employment Law This Week®: Gig Worker Classification, NLRB Rulemaking Agenda, Non-Compete Agreement Backlash
DOL Says Some Gig Workers Are Not Employees - Employment Law This Week® - Trending News
CONVERGE18-Preview Podcasts-David Bunker on COIs in the Gig Economy
II-25 – Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions for Employers in 2018
Episode 13: NYC's New Freelancer Protection Law And The Future Of The On-Demand Economy
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In a hotly-anticipated decision, The Atlanta Opera, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 95 (2023), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) overturned the existing legal standard for determining whether a worker is an employee...more
Yesterday, June 13, 2023, the NLRB issued a lengthy decision in its Atlanta Opera case dealing with the applicable test for independent contractor status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This decision reversed...more
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In one of its final moves of the year, the National Labor Relations Board announced in late December that will reconsider the current legal standard for determining whether workers are independent contractors or employees....more
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While you have been primarily focused on COVID-19-related matters for the past few months, that doesn’t the world of labor and employment law has taken a timeout. While the pace of new developments has slowed somewhat, there...more
While you have been primarily focused on COVID-19-related matters since mid-March, that doesn’t the world of labor and employment law has taken a timeout. While the pace of new developments has slowed somewhat, there are...more
My colleague Todd Lyon wrote an excellent piece earlier this week about the House of Representatives passing the PRO Act, essentially a “wish list” for labor advocates seeking to tip the scales back towards unions. One of the...more
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It’s hard to keep up with the news these days. It sometimes feels like you can’t step away from your phone, computer, or TV for more than an hour or so without a barrage of new information hitting the headlines—and you’re...more
Q. I heard there have been some significant National Labor Relations Board decisions recently. What do I need to know about them? ...more
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