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Employment Status - A View From Both Sides of the Pond

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In recent years, employment status has been an evolving topic globally as various jurisdictions grapple with how to properly categorise increasingly flexible forms of working. A regulatory change in the United States by the...more

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New Department of Labor Final Rule Requires Reassessment of Independent Contractors

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Physical therapy practices need to be aware of new legal standards that make it harder for employers to classify workers as independent contractors (as opposed to employees). This distinction is important because, if an...more

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U.S. DOL Issues Final Independent Contractor Rule

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The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a final rule revising its guidance on how to analyze whether a worker is properly classified as an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more

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USDOL Wage-Hour Division Final Rule on Independent Contractor Status Reverts to Pre-Trump Rule and Rejects “Core Factor” Test

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On January 9, 2024 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule that will apply beginning March 11, 2024 in determining whether a worker can be classified as an independent contractor as opposed to an employee...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Announces Final Rule on FLSA Classification

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule last week revising its guidance to employers and workers to help determine if a worker qualifies as an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor...more

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DOL Issues a Final Independent Contractor Rule

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The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently released a final rule that addresses the classification of workers as independent contractors under federal labor law. The rule goes into effect on March 11, 2024....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Here We Go Again: Labor Department Adopts Final Rule on Independent Contractors

On January 9, the U.S. Department of Labor released its final rule on classifying workers as employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. ...more

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Department of Labor Finalizes Rule Change on Independent Contractor Classification

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On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor released details of its final rule regarding the proper circumstances for independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). On January 10,...more

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US Department of Labor Announces Final Rule Regarding Independent Contractors - Update

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The Department of Labor (DOL) announced in May 2021 that it was withdrawing the rule called “Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.” As anticipated, the Biden administration rescinded this Trump-era...more

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The DOL Withdraws Trump Administration FLSA Independent Contractor Rule, Preserving the Status Quo . . . for the Moment

Key Points - The DOL has withdrawn a final rule published in the waning days of the Trump administration that established a multifactor test for determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors under...more

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Alert: US DOL Issues Final Rule to Simplify Analysis of Workers in Gig Economy

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A critical and growing issue facing gig economy platforms and other similar business models is the failure of existing laws to reflect the realities of a modern, adapting workforce. In response to calls for action, the United...more

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Labor Department’s Last-Day Opinion Letter: Distributors of Food Products are Independent Contractors

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Today, one day before the end of the Trump Administration, the Labor Department issued a series of opinion letters, one of which concluded that certain distributors who resell to retail outlets food products they purchase...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Worker Classification Regulations

The DOL has issued new regulations setting forth the test to determine whether an individual is an independent contractor or an employee under the FLSA. Under the regulations, the “ultimate inquiry” is whether, as a matter...more

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US Department of Labor Announces Final Rule Regarding Independent Contractors

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On January 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its highly anticipated final rule codifying its interpretation of independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The final rule comes in...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Finalizes New Rule Setting Forth Test to Assess Employment Versus Contractor Status; But Will It Survive...

On January 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced its final rule (the “Final Rule”) setting the standard to determine whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

U.S. Department of Labor Adopts Final Independent Contractor Status Regulations

On Jan. 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule to revise and update its regulations regarding classification of employees vs. independent contractors. This determination of independent contractor...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Independent Contractor Final Rule (For Now)

The impact of the legal definition of “employee” versus “independent contractor” under the Fair Labor Standard Act (“FLSA”) and other employment laws cannot be understated. The FLSA’s minimum wage and overtime...more

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DOL Publishes Final Rule on Independent Contractor Classification

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Summary - The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule addressing when a worker will be an independent contractor, rather than an employee, under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The final rule largely...more

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DOL Announces Final Rule on Classification as Independent Contractor or Employee

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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

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

U.S. Labor Department Issues ‘Midnight' Rule on Independent Contractors

On January 7, the U.S. Department of Labor published a new final rule adopting a five-factor test for determining whether a worker qualifies as an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The rule is set to...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractor Status

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On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its final rule on Independent Contractor Status under the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) outlining how employers can properly classify workers as independent...more

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Standard to Determine FLSA Joint Employer Status Revised Under Department of Labor's Recently Adopted Final Rule

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The Department of Labor (DOL) adopted a final rule on January 12, 2020, to revise and update its Part 791 regulation regarding joint employment status under the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA). This final rule will be...more

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Pain Relief In Sight: DOL Issues Final Joint-Employer Rule

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On January 12, 2020, the US Department of Labor (Department or DOL) announced that it is issuing a Final Rule that will update and revise its regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or the Act) that...more

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