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Health Care Industry Under Attack for Independent Contractor Misclassification: July 2025 IC Legal News Update

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Unless you were in the health care industry, July 2025 was a relatively slow month for judicial developments in the law of independent contractor (IC) misclassification and compliance. Only two significant IC cases came to...more

K&L Gates LLP

Payroll Tax, Amnesties and Related Developments for Health Practices

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Health practices across Australia have been paying increasing attention to their potential exposure to payroll tax. The importance of doing so continues, particularly with new legislation bringing some further certainty....more

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Florida Healthcare Snapshot: Are Your Home Health Contractors Actually Employees?

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Welcome to a special edition of our Healthcare Snapshot – this time with a Florida focus. We’re taking a deeper dive and examining how the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is focusing on whether home healthcare employees are...more

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7 Biggest Wage and Hour Landmines for Healthcare Employers – and Your Blueprint for Avoiding Them

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For years now, healthcare employers have been particularly attractive targets when it comes to wage and hour compliance actions. Not only is the industry one of the largest in the country, there are some issues unique to...more

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The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from March 2022

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

MoFo Employment Law Commentary (ELC)

Another Round Of New California Employment Laws

With the New Year rapidly approaching, employers should prepare for the flurry of new California employment legislation. The recent legislation presents new compliance challenges and requirements for California employers,...more

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November 2020: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Policy Outlook: How The 2020 Election Outcomes Will Impact Your Business - Health Policy

In this session, health law policy authorities discussed changes likely in 2021 in a Biden Administration and how these changes will impact business objectives and strategies for health industry stakeholders...more

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[Webinar] Policy Outlook: How The 2020 Election Outcomes Will Impact Your Business - November 5th, 12:00 pm - 2:15 pm EST

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Are you prepared for the critical impacts of the US election outcome to you and your business in 2021 and beyond? Join McDermott’s lawyers and our policy and lobbying team for perspective on the effects of administration...more

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Looking Back to Look Forward: Healthcare Developments in Labor and Employment Law

The year 2018 was a busy one for healthcare employers. Below are some of the key developments from 2018 and issues that employers should be on the lookout for in 2019. Pay Equity - Pay disparity between male and female...more

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K&L Gates Triage: Triage in 2019: Health Care Topics to Watch in the New Year

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As K&L Gates begins its third season of Triage: Rapid Legal Lessons for Busy Health Care Professionals, Hilary Bowman previews several topics that the health care practice group anticipates will have a significant impact on...more

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Labor Department Independent Contractors Guidance Targets Home Care, Nursing, Caregiver Registries

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In its first substantive guidance on independent contractors, the Trump Administration has targeted misclassification in the healthcare industry. The Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-4...more

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Lessons From The Emerald City: Does Seattle’s New Domestic Worker Standards Board Indicate A Move Towards European Industry-Wide...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Seattle has long been at the forefront of progressive labor policies. Take, for example, its 2014 Minimum Wage Ordinance, which made it the first major city in the nation to increase wages to $15 an hour. ...more

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USDOL Field Bulletin Reiterates That Third-Party Structures Are Often A Mixed Bag

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On July 13, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin to its enforcement administrators addressing how to determine if and when a home health caregiver referred to a client by a “home...more

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Healthcare Client Alert: California Supreme Court's Dynamex Decision Alters Independent Contractor Landscape

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On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Dynamex Operations West v. Superior Court, No. S222732, in which the Court chose to essentially scrap the nearly 30-year old test for determining...more

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News from the Vermont State House - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team - March 2017

House Commerce Considers Independent Contractors, Again - Vermont's business community continues to plead with lawmakers to update the statute defining independent contractors, arguing that current law is costly and...more

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Hot Wage and Hour Issues for Home Healthcare Employers

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In This Report: - I. Spotlight On Wage-And-Hour Risks For The Home Healthcare Industry - II. Potential Loss Of The Companionship Services Exemption - III. Other Common Types Of Claims - A. Misclassification...more

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