DOL Retracts Opinion Finding Virtual Marketplace Workers Independent Contractors
By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21
Classifying “gig” workers as independent contractors, rather than employees, continues to be a risky business. While things were looking like they were heading in a different direction for a while (e.g. in 2017 and 2020), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has taken steps recently to make clear that employee misclassification continues to be a hot topic under federal wage and hour law......
By: Sherman & Howard L.L.C.