Wage and Hour, Independent Contractors, Statutory Interpretation

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

Troutman Pepper Locke on 8/11/2025

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

New DOL Independent Contractor Rules

Brooks Pierce on 1/14/2021

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced new rules, effective March 8, 2021, clarifying how to determine if an individual is an employee–entitled to minimum wage, overtime, and other statutory protections—or an independent...more

DOL Issues Guidance Reminding Employers That “Most Workers Are Employees”

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/17/2015

On July 15, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued an important Administrator’s Interpretation discussing the misclassification of employees as independent contractors. Many companies engage independent...more

DOL Issues New Guidance Regarding the Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors

Miller Canfield on 7/16/2015

On July 15, 2015, David Weil, the Administrator for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Wage and Hour Division, issued an Administrator’s Interpretation aimed at addressing the misclassification of employees as independent...more

Expect USDOL Independent-Contractor "Clarification" This Summer

Fisher Phillips on 6/18/2015

Employment Law360 recently reported U.S. Wage and Hour Division Administrator David Weil's announcement that he will soon release an Administrator Interpretation stating "a very clear set of criteria" delineating the agency's...more

Proposed White Collar Exemption Regulations are Coming . . . Soon (and Other Items of Regulatory Interest)

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/15/2015

While much of Washington, DC, begins its preparations for the inevitable summer slowdown, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division appears to be ramping up for a summer sure to keep wage and hour lawyers across the...more