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The Department of Labor is currently considering changes to its independent contractor rules. The final regulations will focus on two core factors—the nature and degree of control over the worker and the worker’s opportunity for profit or loss.
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Read MoreThe court said there is nothing in New Jersey’s Wage and Hour Law that exempts employers from having to pay any workers at least the state minimum wage and overtime premiums set out in the WHL when they perform work.
Read MoreHigh turnover and national walkouts to protest low pay and poor working conditions have hit the bottom line and made the company vulnerable to union organizing. Now, partly to boost retention and cut turnover and partly to prevent further unionization, the company has announced a series of improvements to pay.
Read MoreThe Department of Labor has proposed regulations on joint employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Introducing the regs, Andrew Rodgers, the Wage and Hour Division administrator, said they present a workable distillation of court opinions and the DOL’s interpretation of the law.
Read MoreOne of the effects will be to discourage U.S. employers from using H-1B visas to hire entry-level workers, leaving those positions open for American workers seeking those jobs.
Read MoreA class-action lawsuit filed against Uber for tax fraud under IRC § 7434 may be a cautionary tale for every business hiring independent contractors.
Read More2026 may yet become the year Washington approves some form of paid leave, if the slew of recently introduced legislative proposals is any indication. This week, we address proposed legislation that relies on grants to employers for implementing paid leave.
Read MoreThe revised rule will impact when employers can be held liable for violations of wage-and-hour rules that franchisees or subcontractors make—that is, when they’re held responsible as a joint employer.
Read MoreOne of the most frustrating HR problems for employers operating across state lines is managing different state and city paid-leave laws in the absence of at least a federal minimum standard. Now, Congress is considering enacting legislation to help.
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