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Comments Submitted to New Jersey’s Proposed Regulation Expanding “ABC Test for Independent Contractor Status”

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The following comments were submitted by Richard J. Reibstein, the publisher of this legal blog, critiquing the proposed regulation of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry (the Department) regarding the so-called...more

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Department Of Labor (“DOL”) Extends Comment Period Deadline For Proposed New Independent Contactor Test

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Interested parties now have until December 13, 2022, to provide comments to the DOL’s proposed rule to codify a six-factor, economic reality test to determine who is an “independent contractor” under the Fair Labor Standards...more

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Department of Labor’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

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Fair Labor Standards Act - The FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, and payday standards, in addition to recordkeeping obligations and other workplace mandates. Importantly, the FLSA only places requirements on...more

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DOL Proposes New Independent Contractor Rule

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Earlier today the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its much-anticipated proposed rule that would update the test for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under federal wage law...more

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Paying Gig Workers In Company Stock Might Soon Be An Attractive Option (Emphasis On “Might”)

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The federal government has taken another step to further incentivize highly skilled workers to join the gig economy: it has proposed rules that would permit publicly held gig companies to offer equity compensation to their...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DOL Publishes New Guidance for Classifying Independent Contractors

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Sept. 22, 2020, proposed new regulations designed to codify criteria to identify independent workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Independent contractors are not employees...more

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DOL Publishes Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Classification

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While the proposed rule retains the “economic realities test,” it consolidates the existing factors used to guide analysis of independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act and focuses on two “core factors.”...more

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Department of Labor proposes rule adopting “economic reality” test to assess independent contractor status

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a long-awaited proposed rule that addresses how to determine whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the...more

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DOL Proposes Its First-Ever Interpretation on Independent Contractor vs. Employee

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For decades, companies have wrestled with whether certain workers must be treated as employees subject to various employment laws and company rules or whether they are appropriately classified as independent contractors with...more

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DOL Moves Forward With Plan to Determine Size of the Gig Economy

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Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced plans to revive the Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) to the upcoming Current Population Survey, in an effort to capture a more accurate picture of the modern...more

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