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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

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52,644: The Number Of Comments Submitted To Labor Department On Proposed Rule Governing Independent Contractor Classification

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In response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed regulation released to the public on October 11, 2022 entitled “Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act,” an unprecedented...more

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US Department of Labor Publishes Independent Contractor Proposed Rule

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The US Department of Labor published a Proposed Rule on October 13 seeking to return to applying a test that would make it more difficult for certain workers to qualify as independent contractors....more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC Withdraws, DOL Rolls Back, and OSHA Expands - Employment Law This Week®

It’s #WorkforceWednesday! In the past week, regulatory withdrawals, rollbacks, or new proposed rules are impacting everything from COVID-19 vaccine incentives to joint-employer status. EEOC Withdraws Wellness Incentive Rules...more

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DOL Proposes New Rule Clarifying Independent Contractor Status

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Q: What do I need to know about the proposed federal rule on independent contractor classification? ...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

DOL Publishes Proposed Rule Clarifying the Test to Determine Independent Contractor Status

On September 22, 2018 the Department of Labor ("DOL") issued proposed regulations explaining how to determine whether a worker should be classified as an employee covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") or an...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New Reality? DOL Publishes Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Status

Whether a worker is an employee covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (and potentially entitled to overtime pay or benefits) or an independent contractor who is not covered has been the center of an ongoing legal...more

Epstein Becker & Green

U.S. Department of Labor Proposes New Rule for Distinguishing Independent Contractors from Employees under the FLSA

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On September 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released its highly anticipated proposed rule for distinguishing independent contractors from employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”)....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Department of Labor Issues Proposed Rule For Determining If a Worker Is an Independent Contractor - Tip of the Month - Employment...

On September 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a long-awaited proposed rule for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Now subject to a 30-day...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DOL Publishes New Guidance for Classifying Independent Contractors

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Sept. 22, 2020, proposed new regulations designed to codify criteria to identify independent workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Independent contractors are not employees...more

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Adjusting to New Economic Realities: Department of Labor Proposes Worker Classification Test

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The Department of Labor ("DOL") released a proposed rule on September 22, 2020, containing a new test for determining independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). In many cases, the new test...more

Morgan Lewis

DOL Publishes Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Classification

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While the proposed rule retains the “economic realities test,” it consolidates the existing factors used to guide analysis of independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act and focuses on two “core factors.”...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Just In Time For Holiday Bonuses: Proposed New Guidance On “Fixed Salary”

Employers who compensate non-exempt employees based on the “fluctuating work week” method, take note. Last month, the Department of Labor issued a proposed rule that would permit employers to supplement the salaries of such...more

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WHD Proposes Rule on Fluctuating Workweek

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division issued a proposed rule on the fluctuating workweek method of pay. The proposal continues a regulatory saga started in 2008, and clarifies that payments in...more

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DOL Proposes Rule to Make Bonus and Incentive Pay Compatible With Fluctuating Workweek

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On November 5, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor published a proposed rule that would make it easier for some employers to apply the “Fluctuating Workweek” method of calculating overtime pay for certain non-exempt employees....more

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Hot Tip: End May Be Near for 80/20 Rule!

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Employers in the hospitality and restaurant industry are poised for celebration: the Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed eliminating a rule that requires tracking the time tipped employees devote to non-tip producing...more

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Financial Daily Dose 8.16.2019 | Top Story: : Cathay Pacific CEO Resigns Amidst Turmoil in Hong Kong

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Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways CEO Rupert Hogg has resigned in order to “take responsibility” a week “after the carrier was rebuked by China for staff involvement in the anti-Beijing protests rocking Hong Kong.” Hogg...more

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