Newport Beach, CAA Newport Beach construction contractor was ordered to pay $468,505 after the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (DOL) found 137 workers went without pay and overtime. On December... Read more »
Washington, DCOn November 12, 2016, U.S. Army Specialist Winston Tyler Hencely was gravely injured when Ahmad Nayeb detonated his suicide vest at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. The bomber was an Afghan employee of... Read more »
OFCCP has updated its Contractor Portal website with details for this year’s certification cycle. Per the website Beginning April 1, 2024, federal contractors will be able to certify the status of their... Read more »
Joy Chin discusses how employers can prepare for responding to employees regarding pay ranges in job ads for comparable roles in “Pay Equity Rule For Contractor Firms Could Nudge Others” published by... Read more »
In a case that centers around the DOL’s a new independent contractor rule, Michael Lotito said if the Fifth Circuit remands the case, the business coalition that sued to block the previous... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) recently issued a final rule (the “2024 Rule”) which reverts the independent contractor analysis back to a multifactor, totality-of-the-circumstances review that, as compared to the current rule... Read more »
by Jennifer Shaw | | January 18, 2024 It’s not just California! Earlier this month the U.S. Department of Labor published its final rule regarding independent contractor classification. The new rule is... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released its long-anticipated Final Rule revising the standard for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act... Read more »
Topics: Court Decisions, New Laws & Legislation, Wage & Hour Issues On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“Department”) changed the test as to whether a worker is an employee... Read more »
Quick Hits The DOL announced the new final rule addressing worker classification under the FLSA. In addition to the six-factor test, the new rule allows for the consideration of additional factors relevant... Read more »