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National State Employment Law Update – Changes to Look Out for in the Second Half of 2025

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As employers keep their eye on compliance, below are some notable employment law changes that will be effective in the coming months. Arkansas - Effective August 4, 2025 - Senate Bill 598 (S.B. 598) requires an employer or...more

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Employment Status - A View From Both Sides of the Pond

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In recent years, employment status has been an evolving topic globally as various jurisdictions grapple with how to properly categorise increasingly flexible forms of working. A regulatory change in the United States by the...more

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Employee or Independent Contractor? U.S. Department of Labor Changes the Standard

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On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its Final Rule on the standard for determining who is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Final Rule is set to...more

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New California Legislation Makes it More Difficult to Classify Workers as Independent Contractors

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California Assembly Bill 5 has been branded as the killer of the gig economy. It adds to the California Labor Code a new test for deciding who is properly classified as an independent contractor. Workers will be considered...more

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DOL Issues Opinion Letter Clarifying Employment Status in Gig Economy

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On April 29, 2019, the Department of Labor issued an opinion letter FLSA2019-6. In fall 2018, several employer groups sought clarification from the DOL on worker classification as employees versus independent contractors. In...more

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Payroll Get Ready — Employers Face New January 31st Filing Deadline for W-2 and 1099-MISC Forms

In Depth - Beginning with W-2 forms filed with respect to 2016 wages, a new law requires employers to file the government copy by January 31, 2017, for both paper and electronic copies. The accelerated deadline also...more

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New York City Transit Benefit Requirement Fast Approaching

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As most New York City employers know by now, beginning January 1, 2016, the New York Mass Transit Benefits Law (the "ordinance") requires employers with twenty or more full-time employees working in New York City to offer...more

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Labor Department's New Guidance on Independent Contractor Misclassification Is Nothing New Legally, But Will Likely Reinvigorate...

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The main difference between the new Interpretation and the Labor Department’s prior enforcement policy is a greater emphasis on the “economic dependence” of the workers on the business that has engaged their services. ...more

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