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This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments in federal courts of appeal in the last month. Fifth Circuit Vacates DOL Tip Credit Rule...more
Last month, two key legal developments in the area of independent contractor misclassification and compliance highlighted the risks posed to customer service companies that use an independent contractor business model. The...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more
Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report! As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more
Although companies may be tempted to classify workers as contractors to circumvent wage and hour rules, this is the classic example of penny-wise and pound foolish. Misclassification of employees as contractors can lead to...more
Join Dinsmore attorneys Brian Moore and Esha Simon as they discuss updates in Labor & Employment Law for 2024. This webinar will focus on: - Department Of Labor’s Rule on Overtime Exemptions - Department Of Labor’s...more
It has been said that if you wait long enough, everything comes back into fashion. This saying is true even for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), where on March 11, 2024, the DOL reverted back to the multifactor,...more
Welcome to our first SuperVision e-newsletter of 2024. Although we are only four months into 2024, it has already been an incredibly active year on the labor and employment front. On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission...more
With 2024 underway, we highlight some of the most pressing legal issues facing employers this year, including increased regulation of noncompetition agreements, new paid family and medical leave laws, a new Overtime Rule, and...more
While federal regulations and rules shift under new administrations frequently, recent events related to two important employment rules mean they revert to prior versions, potentially exposing employers to legal liability if...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently published a final rule on independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Transportation and logistics companies using independent contractors for...more
Two court cases we summarize below, decided in March 2024, demonstrate that while some companies may prevail in an IC misclassification lawsuit, others do not. Why? As a starting point, the legal test for IC status under the...more
Speaking at the Global Competition Review: Law Leaders Global Summit last month, Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) argued that the FTC could — and should — combat worker misclassification...more
In this issue of Employment Flash: the new DOL rule on independent contractors, SCOTUS’s unanimous Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower ruling, plus labor law developments in California, Delaware, D.C., New York, the EU, Germany and...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division updated its regulation concerning Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standard Act, with changes effective March 11, 2024. The...more
There are few areas in employment law that remain in a greater state of flux than the question of who a business can properly classify as an independent contractor. The differences between federal and state law can make the...more
This post is a summary of a more detailed Client Alert prepared by Gray Reed’s labor and employment practice group. Recall our recent post on the Department of Labor’s new “Economic Realities Test” for classifying...more
Businesses across Mississippi and the nation should plan to comply with a new rule from the Department of Labor (DOL), set to take effect on March 11, 2024, revising the way in which employers analyze who is an employee and...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) final rule revising the standard for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) took effect March 11, 2024. The fate of...more
In recent years, employment status has been an evolving topic globally as various jurisdictions grapple with how to properly categorise increasingly flexible forms of working. A regulatory change in the United States by the...more
Welcome to FP Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at the most significant workplace law developments with an emphasis on how they impact manufacturers. In this edition, we unpack the...more
On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule changing its existing test to determine whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more
If you employ part-time workers and/or engage independent contractors, sit up and take note: 2024 will bring significant changes to how you manage your workforce. The US Department of Labor’s revised Independent Contractor...more
As discussed in our QuickStudy of January 9, the U.S. Department of Labor has issued its long-awaited final rule setting forth its version of the test for independent contractor status under the federal Fair Labor Standards...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continued its steady march toward broadening its enforcement over labor and employment conduct using antitrust laws in early February when Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya declared that the...more