Tag: Independent Contractor

February 7, 2023

Case developments last month involved independent contractor misclassification lawsuits in the Southwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic states. While more IC misclassification lawsuits have been brought in California than any other state, a quick search of our 250-plus posts published since we […]

December 1, 2022

Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor published a proposed rule to modify the federal guidelines for determining how to properly classify an individual as an independent contractor or employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Under current guidance published […]

October 13, 2022

On October 13, 2022, a new proposed rule promulgated by the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) in connection with the classification of employees and independent contractors will be published in the Federal Register and on the U.S. Government’s Information […]

January 5, 2022

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced it may replace the existing standard for who is an independent contractor, inviting briefs on the considered change to be filed by Feb. 10. We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online […]

April 30, 2021

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) may be on the verge of narrowing the definition of who is an independent contractor. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh has recently said that many gig workers should be classified as employees, and the […]

January 7, 2021

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule on Jan. 6 clarifying who is an independent contractor versus an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rule is slated to take effect March 8, although its […]