The Department of Labor has long labored to rein in the practice by some employers of labeling workers as independent contractors instead of employees to avoid the requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to pay...more
The City of Columbus, Ohio, has enacted a new code conferring legal rights to gig workers, also known generally as freelance workers. Freelance workers now constitute almost forty percent of the national workforce. The...more
9/12/2023
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Gig Economy ,
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FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA) OVERVIEW -
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that all covered employers pay their employees compensation for hours worked over forty per week at one and a half times their regular...more
The Department of Labor has recently issued guidance on the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act). The PUMP Act was signed into law on December 29, 2022, amending the Fair Labor Standards...more
Employees in the service industry, such as bartenders and waitstaff, have come to rely on tips as a part of their hourly wages. In fact, most states specifically allow restaurants and bars to pay workers less than minimum...more
On October 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed rule entitled Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act that redefines how to classify workers. The proposed...more