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Colorado Puts Out New Rules on Equal Pay, Paid Sick Leave and More

Date:: November 20, 2020

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has issued new regulations clarifying employers' obligations under a variety of labor and employment laws.

California Allows App-Based Drivers to Be Independent Contractors

Date:: November 4, 2020

Proposition 22 will amend the state code to establish that app-based drivers are independent contractors, not employees, as long as their hiring party fulfills certain requirements that will likely be easier to meet than the "ABC test" established last year by the state legislature.

Pennsylvania Hikes Minimum Salary for Overtime-Exempt Workers to $45,500 by 2022

Date:: October 2, 2020

New regulations from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) will increase the minimum salary threshold for overtime-exempt executive, administrative and professional employees.

DOL Proposes Employer-Friendly Standard for Independent Contractors

Date:: September 22, 2020

The DOL has put forward five distinct factors to be used when determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

California Clarifies Independent Contractor Test and Adds New Exemptions

Date:: September 8, 2020

New amendments are intended to clarify and expand the ABC test, which governs independent contractor classification under California's wage and hour, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and labor laws.

DOL Plans to Propose Regulation for Determining FLSA Independent Contractor Status

Date:: July 8, 2020

A new regulation, which may be finalized before the end of the year, is expected to establish an employer-friendly standard for independent contractor classification.

More Retailers Can Claim Overtime Exemption for Commissioned Salespersons, DOL Says

Date:: May 20, 2020

The US Department of Labor (DOL) has withdrawn a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulation listing 134 different types of establishments that lack a "retail concept" and therefore were considered to be categorically ineligible for the classified salespersons exemption.

California Gig Worker Law Survives First Challenge in Uber, Postmates Lawsuit

Date:: February 19, 2020

A federal judge has denied Uber and Postmates' request for an injunction blocking enforcement of AB5, California's law that reclassifies most independent contractors as employees.

New Jersey Expands WARN Act Plus Misclassification Penalties

Date:: February 6, 2020

New Jersey has enacted a host of pro-employee laws recently, including a broad expansion of the state's WARN Act and much stronger employer penalties for misclassifying workers.

Minimum Salary for Overtime-Exempt Workers in Washington State Rocketing to $83,356 by 2028

Date:: December 11, 2019

Under amended regulations adopted by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I), the minimum salary level or fee basis for executive, administrative and professional will increase sharply over the next eight years.

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