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New York State Passes "Freelance Isn't Free Act"

Date:: December 1, 2023

Companies that hire freelancers in New York soon will be required to enter into written contracts and provide timely payments under a new law taking effect May 20, 2024.

Illinois Enacts Several New Employment Laws

Date:: August 9, 2023

Legislation recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker will expand leave for bereaving a child and for mourning victims of violent crime; establish new leave for organ donation; and provide protections for freelance workers and temporary workers.

August 2023 Is Latest Target for DOL's Overtime and Independent Contractor Rules

Date:: June 15, 2023

Further delays are possible. Conversely, there is nothing stopping the DOL from issuing its new rules before August.

Independent Contractor Rule Coming No Later Than October, DOL Says

Date:: June 13, 2023

There is no guarantee that the US Department of Labor (DOL) will stick to its own timeline, but a new court filing suggests the agency intends to finalize its proposed independent contractor rule before October 7.

NLRB Returns to Earlier, Tougher Independent Contractor Test

Date:: June 13, 2023

The NLRB reversed its business-friendly test for determining if a worker is an independent contractor or an employee under the NLRA and restored a more worker-friendly test established by the Obama-era NLRB in 2014.

DOL Pencils in May 2023 for New Overtime and Independent Contractor Rules

Date:: January 9, 2023

The US Department of Labor (DOL) often misses its target dates, so another delay would not be unusual. Conversely, there is nothing stopping the agency from issuing new rules before May, either.

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.

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All Items: Independent Contractors

New York State Passes "Freelance Isn't Free Act"

Illinois Enacts Several New Employment Laws

August 2023 Is Latest Target for DOL's Overtime and Independent Contractor Rules

Independent Contractor Rule Coming No Later Than October, DOL Says

NLRB Returns to Earlier, Tougher Independent Contractor Test

DOL Pencils in May 2023 for New Overtime and Independent Contractor Rules

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

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