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The DOL’s New Proposed Rule Increasing Salary Basis: What it Means for Employers

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Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers must provide overtime pay to employees at one and one-half times an employee’s regular pay rate for every hour the employee works beyond 40 hours in a workweek, unless the...more

Brooks Pierce

DOL Publishes Final Rule on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification

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On Jan. 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the upcoming publication of its final rule on how to analyze whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

New Year, (Potentially) New Rules?

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Sometimes, the only constant is change.  This New Year is no different.   In 2023, we saw several developments in labor and employment law, including federal and state court decisions, regulations, and administrative agency...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Independent Contractor Classification - Deadline to Submit Comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is Approaching

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On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to modify Wage and Hour Division regulations to revise its analysis for determining employee or independent contractor...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The DOL Has Issued New Proposed Independent Contractor Classification Rules: What Now?

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On October 11, 2022, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking to undo the Trump administration’s 2021 independent contractor regulations and revert to the six-factor...more

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US Department of Labor Proposes Independent Contractor Rule

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) on October 13, 2022, that proposes guidance on determining employee or independent contractor classification under the Fair...more

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DOL Publishes Proposed Rule for Employee or Independent Contractor Classification

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On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its proposed rule on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The proposed rule would revert back to the...more

Foley Hoag LLP

U.S. Department of Labor Releases Proposed Rule on Worker Classification

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On October 11, 2022, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposed rule setting forth a new test for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards...more

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Department of Labor Tightens the Screws on Contractor Classification

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As widely anticipated, on October 11, the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule revising its analysis of what constitutes an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more

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CA and NY Employment Law Updates: Family Rights, Pay Data Reporting, COVID-19 Workplace Exposure, and More

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California Significantly Expands Family Rights Act - California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law SB 1383, which significantly expands the coverage and scope of the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). CFRA,...more

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