labor law
Dept of Labor Plans to Rescind Rules on Independent Contractors, Joint Employer Relationships
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced plans to rescind two final rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The first Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposes the withdrawal of the Independent Contractor Final Rule issued by the department on issued on Jan. 7, 2021, for several reasons. They include the following: The rule adopted a new “economic reality” […]
Read MoreDepartment of Labor Revises Rules for Joint Employer Status
On January 12, 2020, the Department of Labor announced a final rule to revise and update its regulations interpreting joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The final rule provides updated guidance for determining joint employer status when an employee performs work for his or her employer that simultaneously benefits another individual […]
Read MoreDepartment of Labor Rules on when Workers from Home Care Registries are Employees
This story from July 19, 2018 has been updated to include a correction. A memo from the United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division to field staff states that a registry that merely refers caregivers to clients, but controls no terms or conditions of the caregiver’s employment to be outside the purview of the […]
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