Category: Misclassification

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Law Firm Opposes Classifying Temporary Nurses as Employees

From Contingent Workforce Strategies, Craig Johnson reports that Littler Mendelson has submitted a letter to the United…

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Alliance Impacts Every Employer

From JDSupra, Robert Sheen discusses the cooperation agreement between the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the…

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Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of Labor Partner to Protect Workers from Anticompetitive, Unfair, and Deceptive Practices including Misclassification

The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)  announced a new colloboration agreement to…

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Friday the 13th

With today being an actual Friday the 13th (and in October, no less), it seems fitting to…

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What’s in that new EEOC guidance on workplace harassment?

From JDSupra, Robin Shea discusses the new guidance for employers on workplace harassament which includes protections for…

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Spoiler Alert on Upcoming Labor Department Regulation on Independent Contractor ‎Status: A Big Splash in the News But Not Legally Meaningful

From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein provides an excellent analysis of the United States Department of Labor’s proposed independent…

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United States Department of Labor Recovers Back Wages for Misclassified Caregivers

The United States Department of Labor announced that it had recovered back wages for caregivers who had…

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A Jeff Foxworthy-Based Test for Independent Contractor Classification 

From JDSupra, Michael Kun provides a novel and memorable way to think about how to think about…

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Navigating the New World of Work: Is Contracting on the Way Out? 

Source: Navigating the New World of Work: Is Contracting on the Way Out? | Seyfarth Shaw LLP…

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Key proposed regulations issued regarding prevailing wage and registered apprenticeship requirements

From JDSupra, David Blair, Xenia Garofalo, Anna Hargett, Benje Selan,  and Wes Sheumaker provide an excellent overview…

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Bill Aims to Clarify Independent Contractor Status for Real Estate Agents

From Realtor Maagazine, Melissa Dittmann Tracey reports that legislation has been introducted into Congress that would clarify…

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The National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations (NALTO®) Supports Bill to Classify Locum Tenens Healthcare Providers as Independent Contractors

The National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations (NALTO®) supports a recently introduced bill classifying locum tenens physicians…