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[Webinar] Pay Equity Studies: Expert vs Robot - February 14th, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST

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Achieving pay equity requires a deep understanding of organizational dynamics, legal frameworks, and the nuanced factors that contribute to pay disparities. As more technology becomes available to conduct pay equity analyses,...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

A Decision Right Up an Employee’s Alley: Recent Virginia Federal Court Opinion Weakens Protections for Companies Utilizing...

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Government contractors and commercial businesses alike frequently retain consultants and independent contractors to perform certain types of work, particularly in the construction, healthcare, and information technology...more

White & Case LLP

Returning to Work: COVID-19, Workers' Compensation, and Employee/Consultant Waivers

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As states allow businesses to reopen and employers begin returning to the workplace, questions arise regarding the potential liability of employers if employees and consultants contract COVID-19 in the workplace—which might...more

Stokes Wagner

DOL Issues Three New Opinion Letters

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On January 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor published three new opinion letters that every employer should review. The first involves an employer’s nondiscretionary bonus payment of $3,000 given to employees who...more

Dechert LLP

Five Things for Employers to Consider in 2020

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Various changes to employment law are coming into force over the next few months which should prompt employers to consider reviewing and, where necessary, updating their employment documentation and/or processes. Five...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Three New DOL Opinion Letters Address Wage and Hour Issues and FMLA Eligibility

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On January 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor published three new opinion letters – two that address compliance under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and one that addresses compliance under the Family Medical Leave...more

Snell & Wilmer

The DOL Starts 2020 With a Bevy of Opinion Letters

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Not sitting on its laurels, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has already issued three new opinion letters to begin the year. Two deal with issues under the FLSA and a third addresses issues under the FMLA....more

Jackson Walker

New Fifth Circuit Decision Upholds Independent Contractor Status for Directional Driller Consultants Under the Fair Labor...

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Claim by Directional Drillers for Overtime Pay. The boom for domestic energy producers, particularly in the Permian Basin, has been accompanied by the companion challenge of how to compensate transient oilfield professionals...more

Troutman Pepper

December 2014 Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Update

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SUPPLIER OF INSTALLATION SERVICES FOR LARGE SATELLITE TV COMPANY CANNOT DISMISS IC MISCLASSIFICATION CLAIM BY INSTALLER. A federal district court in Mississippi last month denied cross-motions for summary judgment in an FLSA...more

Winstead PC

Hiring Consultants

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Technology companies receive services from a variety of individuals and often use consultants, either for marketing advice, for software development or for other discreet tasks. It’s important to be sure the consultants are...more

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