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The Burr Broadcast: New Independent Contractor Rule
DE Under 3: US DOL's WHD Published Its “Employee or Independent Contractor” Classification Final Rule
State AG Pulse | AGs Clock In On Wages
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California Employment News: The Employment Start-Up Kit for Start-Ups – Part 1
Clocking in with PilieroMazza: The NLRB Strikes Again: Reasons to Revisit Independent Contractor Classifications
Top 5 Employment Challenges in 2023 for Government Contractors
DE Under 3: Trump Admin Independent Contractor Rule Back; Non-binary Reporting & the OFCCPs New Pay Equity Directive
#WorkforceWednesday: Independent Contractor Rule Reinstated, OFCCP Targets Pay Equity Audits, OSHA Focuses on Health Care Facilities - Employment Law This Week®
Looking back at 2021 and ahead to 2022
#WorkforceWednesday: NLRB Outlook, NY Whistleblower Protections Take Effect, DOJ to Focus on Cyber-Fraud - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: Employee Privacy and COVID-19, CMS Vaccine Mandate on Hold, Independent Contractor Classification - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: Preparing for Biden's Vaccine Mandate, Mandate Pushback Begins, NLRA's Reach Expected to Expand - Employment Law This Week®
Williams Mullen Manufacturing Edge Video Series - Episode 1
Employment Law Now V-96- LOTS of Big Employment Law Developments
The gig economy has emerged as a defining aspect of the modern workforce, transforming how people work, earn, and engage with employers. Unlike traditional full-time jobs, gig workers benefit from significant flexibility....more
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
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
I have been worried for some time now about the threat of increasing cooperation between agencies, federal and state, when it comes to assessing independent contractor status. ...more
On-demand workers (“gig workers”) represent a growing portion of the global workforce. While the continued growth of this category presents opportunities for employers to recalibrate their workforce strategy, it also creates...more
The White House’s labor task force released a highly anticipated report on Monday as the next step in its long-term plan to “encourage worker organizing and collective bargaining” – and one section of the report takes square...more
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
Why are the first 100 days so important? It’s often said that a president’s first 100 days in office are the most critical in their administration, as that’s when they have the most political capital – and therefore can...more
A unique legislative proposal pending in Connecticut would upend the way that gig economy businesses interact with their workers – and has drawn both strong support and vocal dissent from the very group of individuals it is...more
Four years ago, the question was raised of whether the then-incoming Trump Administration would reverse course on Obama Administration positions assailing the independent contractor model. Shortly thereafter, the U.S....more
That this past year was the most challenging year in your professional life is an almost certainty. You were forced to learn entirely new statutory schemes, absorb new local health directives on a near-daily basis, create a...more
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
In anticipation of New York’s 2020 legislative session, state lawmakers are beginning to develop a proposal to regulate the gig economy – and the news isn’t good for businesses. As we discussed in an entry back in September,...more
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
You can tell we’re well into the midst of the campaign season when presidential hopefuls reveal their plans for handling various societal concerns. We saw it as several Democratic candidates lined up to offer their plans to...more