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NLRB Finds Uber Drivers Are Independent Contractors, Not Employees

Date:: May 17, 2019

In a victory for Uber, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) advice memorandum has concluded that the company's drivers are independent contractors rather than employees.

California's "Dynamex" Test for Independent Contractors Applies Retroactively

Date:: May 6, 2019

In Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals noted that it is "basic in our legal tradition" that court decisions such as the California Supreme Court's 2018 Dynamex decision should apply retroactively.

DOL Opinion Letter May Help Shield Gig Companies

Date:: April 29, 2019

Applying six factors derived from Supreme Court precedent, the US Department of Labor (DOL) said certain service providers were not "economically dependent" on an unnamed gig economy company that requested the opinion letter.

DOL Proposes Increasing Minimum Salary for Overtime-Exempt Employees to $35,308

Date:: March 8, 2019

Under proposed regulations projected to take effect in January 2020, an additional 1.1 million workers who are currently overtime-exempt could become eligible for overtime unless their employers raise their salaries, the US Department of Labor (DOL) estimates.

NLRB Returns to Common Law Standard for Classifying Independent Contractors

Date:: January 28, 2019

A new NLRB decision has overturned an Obama-era labor board ruling and restored the standard for determining independent contractor status to one based on the traditional common-law test.

DOL Delays Overtime and Tip Credit Rules, Plans Joint Employment Rule

Date:: October 17, 2018

The latest regulatory agenda from US Department of Labor (DOL) outlines the agency's plans for rulemaking that will affect employers across the nation.

Pennsylvania's Plan to Raise Minimum Salaries for Overtime-Exempt Workers to $48,000 Scrutinized

Date:: October 9, 2018

An independent commission has raised a number of concerns that the Pennsylvania labor department must address before raising the minimum salary for most overtime-exempt employees to nearly $48,000.

DOL Schedules "Listening Sessions" for Overtime Rule

Date:: August 27, 2018

It is not clear what information the DOL hopes to learn from the listening sessions beyond what it collected from the 214,000-plus public comments it received last year.

Washington State Considers Raising Minimum Salary for Overtime-Exempt Workers as High as $74,880

Date:: August 13, 2018

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is looking at several options for increasing the minimum salary for overtime-exempt employees, ranging from $455 per week to $1,440 per week.

Most Independent Contractors Happy With Their Arrangement, but Temps Are Not, Survey Finds

Date:: June 14, 2018

About eight in 10 independent contractors prefer their work arrangement over a more traditional job arrangement, according to a new survey from the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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