Near the end of President Trump’s term in office, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a new rule for determining the difference between “employees” and “independent contractors” under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more
In an opinion letter released on April 29, 2019 the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) provided guidance on the standards for establishing an employment relationship in today's modern gig economy....more
On January 25, 2019, the NLRB repealed the test devised by the Obama Board to determine whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor under the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA"). Critically, the NLRA...more