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Home Care Agencies and Their Clients Could Get Relief Through DOL Proposal to Reinstate Companionship, Live-In Exemptions

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The “companionship services” exemption to Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime requirements would again be available to third-party agencies that employ home caregivers and live-in domestic service...more

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DOL Issues Cybersecurity Best Practices For ERISA Covered Retirement Plans

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Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued much anticipated cybersecurity guidance for employee retirement plans. This comes more than four and a half years after the ERISA...more

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Virtually Independent Contractors or Employees - Department of Labor Takes a Look

In a recent opinion letter, the United States Department of Labor concluded that workers who use a “virtual marketplace” business – similar to Uber, DoorDash, Instacart, or Rover – are independent contractors and not...more

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DOL Issues Guidance on Independent Contractors in the "Gig Economy"

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• The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued an opinion letter on when workers in a gig economy are contractors or employees. • The analysis turns on the economic reality of the relationship between the service provider...more

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DOL Issues Opinion Letter That May Provide Guidance on Independent Contractors in the Gig Economy

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The Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter on April 29, 2019 that provides guidance for gig economy companies on when workers can properly be classified as independent contractors not subject to the minimum wage...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Opines: Gig Economy Workers for Virtual Marketplace Company Have “Economic Independence”; Are Not...

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In a lengthy April 29, 2019 Opinion Letter, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) examined the relationship between a virtual marketplace company (“VMC”) and its service providers.  Applying a six-factor test derived from U.S....more

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DOL Validates Independent Contractor Relationships in the On-Demand Marketplace

In an opinion letter issued April 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division concluded that a “virtual marketplace company” (“VMC”) that connects service providers with consumers is not the employer of...more

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Will Dealerships And Third-Party Detailers Continue To Face Increased DOL Scrutiny?

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During the Obama administration, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) placed special emphasis on scrutinizing the alleged misclassification of independent contractors and joint employer relationships. Dealerships were notably...more

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Big News for the Home Health Industry: Federal Judge Vacates the DOL's Companionship Services Regulations on Minimum Wage and...

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As 2014 wound to a close, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a significant decision impacting third-party agencies that provide in-home care to the elderly and ailing. On December 22, 2014,...more

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Supreme Court Denies Further Stay of Department of Labor's Home Care Rule; Effective Date is Imminent

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On August 21, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Home Care Rule and reversed the lower court’s decisions vacating the new rule. On October 6, 2015, the U.S....more

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Appeals Court Upholds USDOL’s New Minimum Wage and Overtime Rules for Home Care Workers Employed by Home Health Care Agencies

Reversing a decision celebrated by employers in the home care industry, the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that home health care agencies must comply with the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) 2013 domestic service...more

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