DOL Proposes Withdrawal of New Joint Employer and Independent Contractor Regulations

During the final year of the Trump administration, the Department of Labor proposed two new regulations interpreting the Fair Labor Standards Act. First, effective March 16, 2020, DOL adopted a new test to determine when companies are “joint employers” under the FLSA based on whether the company exercises substantial control over the terms and conditions of the employee’s work....
By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

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