On January 7, 2021, the federal Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to...more
1/11/2021
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Economic Realities Test ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Multi-Factor Test ,
Wage and Hour
In a news release issued this month, the federal Department of Labor (DOL) advised that it will begin using a more flexible test to determine whether interns are really employees. This is important, in part, because...more
The Department of Labor has issued its final rule revising the overtime regulations for "white collar workers" and the rule goes into effect December 1, 2016 - just four months away. This webinar will explain the new rule,...more
7/25/2016
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Training ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Internal Communications ,
Minimum Salary ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Standard Duties Test ,
Timekeeping ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued new guidance addressing independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2015-1, the DOL interprets the...more
8/28/2015
/ Administrative Interpretation ,
Classification ,
Control Test ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Economic Realities Test ,
Employee Definition ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Multi-Factor Test ,
New Guidance
In This Presentation:
- Introduction
- FLSA “White Collar” Exemptions
- Three Tests for Exemption
- Salary Level Test
- Salary Basis Test
- Can the Employer Make Deductions?
-...more
California and Louisiana recently became the twelfth and thirteenth states, respectively, to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the federal Department of Labor ("DOL") as part of the DOL's effort to detect and...more