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Fourth Circuit’s Steadfast ruling clarifies independent contractor status

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The majority of a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has upheld a finding that a medical staffing agency misclassified approximately 1,100 nurses as independent contractors and owed them...more

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Ding! Dong! U.S. DOL Assessment of Liquidated Damages Is Dead!

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The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (“FAB”) on June 27, 2025, putting to bed, hopefully once and for all, the DOL’s unauthorized practice of requiring employers to pay liquidated...more

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In Case You Missed It: DOL Prohibited From Collecting Liquidated Damages in Wage & Hour Pre-Litigation Investigations

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In case you missed it, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a News Release on Friday, June 27, 2025, announcing it would no longer seek liquidated damages during pre-litigation investigations or associated settlements (this...more

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DOL Terminates Practice of Seeking Liquidated Damages in Wage and Hour Investigations and Administrative Settlements

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Most California employers do not get investigated by the United States Department of Labor (“USDOL”) because wage and hour enforcement in California is generally covered by the California Labor Commissioner and plaintiffs in...more

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