Businesses that rely on freelancers or the “gig economy” have cause for optimism now that the Department of Labor just announced it will no longer enforce a Biden-era final rule that made it harder to classify workers as...more
5/6/2025
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
For years now, healthcare employers have been particularly attractive targets when it comes to wage and hour compliance actions. Not only is the industry one of the largest in the country, there are some issues unique to...more
4/15/2022
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Independent Contractors ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
On-Call Employees ,
Over-Time ,
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Rest and Meal Break ,
Traveling Employee ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage & Hour Division (WHD) ,
Wage and Hour
Federal wage and hour officials recently issued proposed rules that will make it easier for unions to have their hourly rates of pay established as the prevailing wage rates and will increase the Department of Labor’s...more
3/31/2022
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Construction Industry ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
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Federal Contractors ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Proposed Rules ,
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Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Retaliation ,
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Subcontractors ,
Unions ,
Wage & Hour Division (WHD) ,
Wage and Hour
The new leadership of the Department of Labor has strongly signaled its intent to pursue employers for claims of retaliation – which means that employers need to beef up their compliance initiatives to avoid committing a...more