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California's App-Based Drivers Law Struck Down

Date:: August 23, 2021

The Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act allows gig economy companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash to classify their drivers as independent contractors under certain conditions.

New Jersey Cracking Down on Independent Contractor Misclassification

Date:: July 15, 2021

Four new laws boost New Jersey's capacity to investigate and enforce misclassification of independent contractors and further increase the penalties for misclassification.

DOL Withdraws Trump-Era Independent Contractor Rule

Date:: May 5, 2021

Without the new rule, the longstanding "economic realities test" will remain the standard for determining independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Independent Contractor, Joint Employment Rules on the Chopping Block

Date:: March 11, 2021

The US Department of Labor (DOL) is issuing Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) rescinding the Trump administration's rules for independent contractors and joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Independent Contractor and Tip Credit Rules Likely to Be Postponed

Date:: January 22, 2021

The White House has issued a memo directing the US Department of Labor (DOL) to consider postponing until March 23 any rules that were finalized after the November 3 election but have not yet gone into effect.

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

Date:: January 15, 2021

The Supreme Court of California held that employers reasonably could have foreseen it would have established a worker-friendly "ABC test" for classifying workers.

DOL Finalizes Employer-Friendly Independent Contractor Standard, But Future Is in Doubt

Date:: January 6, 2021

A new rule that could make it easier for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees is scheduled to take effect March 8 - but it is likely to be frozen and possibly replaced.

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.

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.

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California's App-Based Drivers Law Struck Down

New Jersey Cracking Down on Independent Contractor Misclassification

DOL Withdraws Trump-Era Independent Contractor Rule

Independent Contractor, Joint Employment Rules on the Chopping Block

Independent Contractor and Tip Credit Rules Likely to Be Postponed

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

DOL Finalizes Employer-Friendly Independent Contractor Standard, But Future Is in Doubt

California Allows App-Based Drivers to Be Independent Contractors

DOL Proposes Employer-Friendly Standard for Independent Contractors

California Clarifies Independent Contractor Test and Adds New Exemptions

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