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Artificial Intelligence Industry Targeted for Independent Contractor Misclassification Lawsuits: May 2025 IC Legal News Update

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Five months ago, we reported about a class action lawsuit against an artificial intelligence (AI) company that engages workers to perform data labeling and content creation and classifies them as independent contractors (ICs)...more

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FTC Proposes Regulations Barring Non-Compete Agreements

On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order requesting that agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), issue rules banning employers from entering non-compete agreements with employees. Following...more

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Everything and the Kitchen Sink: The NLRB’s Labor-Friendly New Year’s Resolutions

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Contrary to the expression’s limitations, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board”) set the tone for 2023 with some major Decisions which will essentially provide employees with not only the kitchen sink, but the walls...more

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Out with the New: Rescission of DOL 2021 Rule Could Make Independent Contractors Full-Time Employees

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A newly proposed federal regulation could flip the script for employers across the country that utilize independent contractors in day-to-day business. A proposed rule by the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division was...more

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DOL Proposes New Regulation Regarding Employees vs. Independent Contractors

Today the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a new proposed rule defining employee versus independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The proposed regulation would move the "economic...more

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Rewind, revise and clarify: DOL takes aim at independent contractor regs

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This week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a revised proposed regulation that provides guidance on whether workers are properly classified as independent contractors (who are not covered by the Fair Labor Standards...more

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They Said They Would, and So They Did: DOL Formally Withdraws Joint Employer Regulations

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Joint employment continues to be a hot-button issue, especially as many companies look to contingent workforces to provide flexibility as businesses reopen in this uncertain economic landscape. Joint employment is found...more

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No Major Changes; Impact of Final Independent Contractor Regulation Issued Today ‎Is Questionable

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On the day the U.S. Department of Labor issued a proposed regulation regarding the classification status of independent contractors, we reported here that the regulation, once finalized, would be “much ado about (almost)...more

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The U.S. Department of Labor Issues Proposed Regulations to Determine Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards...

On September 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) issued proposed regulations regarding the determination of whether an individual is an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or an independent...more

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U.S. Labor Department Proposes Definition of Independent Contractors

On Tuesday, the federal Department of Labor issued proposed regulations defining the difference between employees and independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. If finalized and deferred to by courts, these...more

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DOL Releases Proposed Regulation on Independent Contracting

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On September 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a long-anticipated proposed rule addressing when a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more

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Much Ado About (Almost) Nothing: The Labor Department’s New Proposed Independent Contractor Classification Rule

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Yesterday, the U.S. Labor Department issued a proposed regulation addressing the classification criteria of workers as independent contractors or employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Unlike regulations with...more

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Hearing Scheduled On Proposed Amendments to Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

On June 11, 2020, the Department of Family and Medical Leave (“DFML”) will hold a virtual public hearing on its recent proposed amendments to the final regulations pertaining to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave...more

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USDOL Proposes Significant Changes To Joint Employment Analysis

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The US Department of Labor (USDOL) yesterday released its much anticipated and significant Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) intended to update and clarify the USDOL’s interpretation of joint employer status under the Fair...more

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Looking Ahead – California Legislature to Address Dynamex and a Host of New Employment Proposals

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February 22 was the last day to introduce new legislative proposals for the 2019 California legislative year. A whopping 2,576 bill were introduced before the deadline, making for an extremely busy legislative year ahead....more

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Frequently Asked Questions About the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Law, Part I

The New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Law (PSLL) goes into effect on October 29, 2018. We have received hundreds of questions in the last few weeks from employers seeking guidance on what they must do to comply with the law in...more

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New Jersey Department of Labor Proposes Regulations Implementing Sick and Safe Leave Law

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On September 13, 2018, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“NJ DOL”) issued proposed regulations to implement the state’s new paid sick and safe leave (“sick leave”) law—P.L. 2018, c. 10 (“Act”). The...more

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