What Employers Need to Know About the DOL’s Changing Positions on Who is an Independent Contractor
By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21
Near the end of President Trump’s term in office, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a new rule for determining the difference between “employees” and “independent contractors” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). This is an important distinction because the FLSA provides various protections for employees -- including setting minimum wage and overtime requirements -- that do not apply to independent contractors. Many in the business community welcomed that guidance as an effort...
By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP