In recent action, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has demonstrated a clear intention to closely scrutinize employers that classify workers as independent contractors.
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) continued its course of reversing Trump-era law by issuing a decision last month that will make it easier for workers to establish “employee” ...
On Jan. 10, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published final regulatory guidance addressing the classification of workers as independent contractors under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ...
The FLSA’s independent contractor regulations, as with so many of the federal laws under DOL’s enforcement purview, have been subject to a veritable table tennis match between presidential ...
A new U.S. Department of Labor rule announced Jan. 9 adopts a multistep “economic factors” test for companies to follow to determine whether a worker should be classified as an independent contractor ...
Companies routinely use independent contractors for special projects and isolated assignments as a way to cut down on the normal costs connected to hiring full time W-2 employees. However, companies ...
The National Labor Relations Board has narrowed the definition of independent contractors. The National Labor Relations Board has narrowed the definition of independent contractors — and ...
Independent financial advisors running their own firms in New Jersey may soon find it nearly impossible to maintain their independence and avoid classification as employees of their broker-dealers if ...
Controversial new rules proposed by the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development pertaining to independent contractor classification has drawn strong pushback from the state’s business ...