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On July 29, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that it will rescind a Trump administration rule that limited the circumstances in which multiple employers could be deemed “joint” employers of the same employee....more
On May 6, 2021, in a much-anticipated move, the Biden Administration announced a final rule withdrawing the employer-friendly independent contractor test published in the last few weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency. The...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) officially withdrew a Trump-era rule that had been announced to clarify independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The repeal took effect on May 6, 2021. The...more
President Joe Biden’s campaign advocated for workers’ rights and sought to prevent the misclassification of employees as independent contractors. In accordance with his platform, on May 5, 2021, the Biden Administration...more
Minimum Wage Increase Booted From Stimulus Package. Even before members of the U.S. House of Representatives could vote on their $1.9 trillion stimulus package, the parliamentarian of the U.S. Senate had ruled that the...more
Status Check on Congress. We are more than one week into the Biden administration and the president has made progress filling out his cabinet. Antony Blinken (U.S. secretary of state), Janet Yellen (U.S. secretary of the...more