Wage and Hour, Economic Realities Test, State Labor Laws

DOJ Retracts Biden-Era Independent Contractor Classification Rule

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/19/2025

On May 1, 2025, the United States Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Wage and Hour Division announced it would not enforce or apply the Biden-era 2024 Final Rule regarding independent contractor classification (“2024 Rule”)....more

The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same: Worker Classification in the Gig Economy - Labor & Employment Newsletter

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/22/2019

What Is the “Gig Economy”? The “gig economy” is the catchall term for an ever-growing range of temporary, flexible, autonomous work arrangements that are often enabled by technology platforms, such as websites or apps that...more

Texas Rule on “Gig Workers” Takes Effect

Epstein Becker & Green on 7/22/2019

The Texas Workforce Commission (“TWC”), the agency responsible for administering unemployment benefits and assessing unemployment taxes, recently adopted a rule (“Rule”) pursuant to which certain workers who provide services...more

Recent Developments in the Battle of Independent Contractors vs. Employees

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/19/2019

We’ve posted on this topic several times before but the battle between independent contractors and employees continues. Here’s a brief refresher on the basics of why proper classification of employees as independent...more

DOL Weighs in on Whether Gig Economy Workers are Employees or Independent Contractors

Littler on 5/6/2019

The United States Department of Labor has provided good news for gig economy employers, telling one unidentified “virtual marketplace” employer that its service providers are properly classified as independent contractors....more

Is the "Gig" Up? The On-Demand Economy in 2018

Payne & Fears on 3/22/2018

On February 8, 2018, Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley found that couriers for the tech/food delivery service company GrubHub, Inc. (“GrubHub”) were properly classified as independent contractors. Judge Corley made...more