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DOL Heads Back to the Future on Independent Contractors

Date:: October 11, 2022

The US Department of Labor (DOL) will soon propose a new regulation that would apply a version of the decades-old "economic realities test" as its standard for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

New Independent Contractor Rule in the Works at DOL

Date:: June 7, 2022

The Biden administration wants to go back to the drawing board after a federal judge reinstated the Trump administration's independent contractor rule earlier this spring.

Independent Contractor Rule Brought Back From the Dead

Date:: March 18, 2022

A federal court has reinstated the Trump administration's independent contractor rule, which had been withdrawn last year by the Biden administration.

Willful Misclassification Costs Staffing Agency $7.2 Million

Date:: February 7, 2022

The DOL said the $7.2 million judgment sends an "unequivocal message" to employers that it will pursue all available remedies when it finds an employer has willfully violated federal employment laws.

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.

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DOL Heads Back to the Future on Independent Contractors

New Independent Contractor Rule in the Works at DOL

Independent Contractor Rule Brought Back From the Dead

Willful Misclassification Costs Staffing Agency $7.2 Million

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

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