The U.S. Department of Labor’s new rules on determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee went into effect March 11, 2024. The changes reflect the current political climate strongly favoring...more
Starting a new business? The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that 20% of new businesses fail in the first two years, 45% in the first five years. As daunting as those figures may seem, there are measures you can...more
On August 30, 2017, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) officially proposed delaying the applicability date of exemptions to its fiduciary rule until July 1, 2019. The proposal was expected after DOL stated in a court filing...more
On March 24, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will publish new regulations expanding the obligations of employers and lawyers to report certain information to the DOL under the Labor Management Reporting and...more