DOL Withdraws Opinion Letters Regarding Sleeper Berth Time, Independent Contractor Status

Continuing its early pattern of reversing positions adopted during the former administration, on February 19, 2021 the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) withdrew two more Opinion Letters. The first, Opinion Letter FLSA2019-6, addressed whether service providers for a virtual market company were properly classified as independent contractors or in fact were employees......
By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

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