NLRB Overrules Trump-Era Independent Contractor Test, Boosting a Likely Finding of Employee Status
The Biden-era National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) has issued a ruling that will make it far more likely
Federal Court Rules DOL Acted Unlawfully in Rescinding Trump-Era Independent Contractor Rule
A federal district court ruled recently that the Biden Administration’s Labor Department acted unlawfully when it delayed and later repealed
DOL Delays FLSA Independent Contractor Rule, Ignoring Comments on Why It Should Go Into Effect
To no one’s surprise, the Biden Administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) has delayed the effective date of the previous administration’s
Biden Administration Moving To Shut Down Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs
To no one’s surprise, and to plaudits from organized labor, the Biden Administration is acting quickly to undo the Trump
DOL Issues Final FLSA Employee/Independent Contractor Classification Rule
As expected, the outgoing Trump Administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) has published a final interpretive rule outlining the factors DOL
DOL Proposes New Rule for Classifying Workers as Employees or Independent Contractors Under FLSA
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has published a long-expected proposed interpretive rule outlining factors it
NLRB Finalizes Rule Restoring Balance To Test for Determining Who Is a Joint Employer for Labor Law Purposes
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) has finalized a rule that restores much needed balance to the test
BLS Discounts Results of Its Just-Released “Gig” Economy Survey Because of Significant Data Irregularities
The Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently conducted a first-of-its-kind government survey of the number of workers
Updated BLS Report on “Contingent Workforce” Challenges Conventional Wisdom That It Is Growing
In recent years, there has been a focus on so-called “gig” economy jobs, by which people, often working as independent
NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Fourth Circuit, Urging Reversal of Problematic FLSA Joint Employment Ruling
NT Lakis lawyers recently submitted a “friend-of-the-court” brief to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in an important case regarding