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Labor Department Announces Proposed Rules For Determining Independent Contractor Status

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The Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), on September 25, 2020 issued a proposed rule clarifying how to distinguish between employees and independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - September 2018

This edition of the Employment Flash looks at the new Department of Labor directive regarding contractor compensation practices; recent NLRB developments, including a draft rule regarding joint employment; the rise of...more

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New Jersey Enters Partnership with USDOL To Fight Worker Misclassification

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Just months after New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 25 establishing a task force to combat employee misclassification, the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) entered into a...more

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New Jersey’s Department Of Labor And Workforce Development Teams Up With USDOL To Combat Employee Misclassification

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 10, 2018, New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the United States Department of Labor signed a cooperation agreement aimed at further increasing employee protections by...more

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OSHA’s July 1, 2018 Electronic Injury and Illness Data Filing Deadline May Impact Public Sector Employers In Illinois

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Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it was fixing an “error” relating to its requirement that employers annually submit injury and illness data to OSHA....more

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2016: They Say all Politics is Local: Now Employment Law is Too

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The end of 2016 is a good time to review and consider a subtle shift in employment law which appears to be gaining momentum. The shift, which may be imperceptible at first, could prove to have lasting impact on employers,...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Update on Potential Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act

The much publicized changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act have been enjoined by a federal court judge in Texas and may never take effect. In response to a lawsuit started by 21 states and more than 50 other business groups,...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Pennsylvania Department of Labor and U.S. DOL Agree to Work Together Against Misclassification

The U.S. Department of Labor (“U.S. DOL”) and the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry recently signed a memorandum of understanding to share information and conduct joint investigations regarding independent...more

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The ABC’s Of Worker Classification Are Once Again Before The Connecticut Supreme Court

We have blogged before about the “ABC Test,” used in Connecticut to determine whether a worker is considered an employee for purposes of eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits. Most recently, my partner Michael...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

North Carolina Federal Court Says State Wage Payment Claims Cannot Be Waived Through Private Release

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes North Carolina and South Carolina) is among the minority of federal appellate circuits that restricts the ability of employers and employees to release claims for unpaid...more

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