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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has long argued that college athletes are amateurs exempt from minimum wage and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Until last week, courts around the United...more
With the upcoming UK General Election, many employers are carefully considering changes each party may implement and the corresponding impact on their businesses. Employment law and workers’ rights are a key focus in each of...more
Federal and state governments are engaging in heightened scrutiny of employer-independent contractor relationships. There is a concern that many workers have been misclassified as independent contractors (“IC”) when they are...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
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
Pennsylvania is cracking down on misclassification of workers, and the costs to employers could be steep. Pennsylvania is placing an emphasis on employee classification. Recent investigations into misclassification have...more
Higher education has seen a marked increase in labor and union activities on public and private campuses, even reaching historic levels in the past couple of years with campus strikes and organizing by student workers....more
On February 5, the regional director for Region 1 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) ruled that the student-athletes on Dartmouth College’s men’s basketball team are “employees” under the National Labor...more
The nation continues to move to less-traditional employment relationships. As a consequence, the importance and impact of freelance workers (i.e., “independent contractors” or those compensated on an IRS 1099 Form) should not...more
The new Department of Labor (DOL) Final Rule provides the following non-exhaustive six-factor test regarding whether a worker should be classified as an employee or an independent contractor for wage payment purposes...more
In this episode of The Burr Broadcast, Chandler Aragona explains the new Independent Contractor rule that goes into effect on March 11, 2024. ...more
On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) released a final rule which vastly broadens the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) and makes it...more
During Ward and Smith’s annual Employment Law Symposium, three attorneys provided insights on a fictional construction company's reaction to a serious job site accident. In the session, the attorneys shed light on key issues...more
Effective July 1, 2023, the Freelance Worker Protections Ordinance of the City of Los Angeles became effective, imposing new requirements on the use of independent contractors and freelance workers together with new penalties...more
California has gone to great lengths to limit independent contractor relationships and recently, the City of Los Angeles, created additional hurdles to the hiring and use of independent contractors or freelance workers. The...more
The nationwide growth of the “gig economy” has provoked the enactment of laws aimed at providing economic protection to freelance workers. In May 2023, the Columbus City Council joined this national trend by amending the...more
A new city ordinance in Los Angeles will take effect on July 1, 2023, which requires a written contract for many independent contractors and freelance workers who work in the city. This ordinance, known as the Freelance...more
Businesses are always searching for new ways to reduce liability and insulate themselves from risk, but one of the easiest and least expensive tools is often the one most frequently overlooked. Creating, promulgating, and...more
Key Takeaways - Gov. Hochul vetoed the Freelance Isn’t Free Act. Gov. Hochul vetoed the State Contractor Equal Pay Disclosure bill. New Versions of both bills may be reintroduced in next year’s legislative...more
In response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed regulation released to the public on October 11, 2022 entitled “Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act,” an unprecedented...more
Fair Labor Standards Act - The FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, and payday standards, in addition to recordkeeping obligations and other workplace mandates. Importantly, the FLSA only places requirements on...more
The US Department of Labor published a Proposed Rule on October 13 seeking to return to applying a test that would make it more difficult for certain workers to qualify as independent contractors....more
The U.S. Department of Labor yesterday announced a Proposed Rule on the test to determine whether a worker should be classified as an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The DOL will...more
The First Department of the Supreme Court, Appellate Division (the “Appellate Division”) recently issued the first appellate decision interpreting New York City’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act (FIFA). Plaintiffs – a photography...more
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