The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent decision significantly revising the independent contractor standard will allow more workers to be so classified and therefore unable to unionize....more
3/5/2019
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
With summer internships in full swing, it’s high time to revisit the Department of Labor’s recently-revised guidance on unpaid internships. Guidelines issued in January abandoned the Department’s prior test – which required...more
7/25/2018
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Internships ,
Misclassification ,
Primary Beneficiary Test ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Wage and Hour