The Department of Labor (DOL) under the Biden administration is reviewing and perhaps reconsidering the final rule promulgated by the Trump administration DOL entitled, "Independent Contractor Status Under The Fair Labor...more
On January 7, 2021, the federal Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to...more
1/11/2021
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Wage and Hour
Last week, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) withdrew two Wage and Hour Administrator’s Interpretations, one on classification of workers as independent contractors and the other on joint employment. The...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued new guidance addressing independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2015-1, the DOL interprets the...more
8/28/2015
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Economic Realities Test ,
Employee Definition ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Multi-Factor Test ,
New Guidance
California and Louisiana recently became the twelfth and thirteenth states, respectively, to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the federal Department of Labor ("DOL") as part of the DOL's effort to detect and...more