Arizona’s “Declaration of Independent Business Status” law went into effect earlier this month. The new law, which appears to be the first of its kind, aims to provide independent contractors and the businesses that engage them greater certainty with respect to their employment status.
Under the new law, independent contractors may sign a Declaration
The U.S. Department of Labor (“U.S. DOL”) and the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry recently signed a memorandum of understanding to share information and conduct joint investigations regarding independent contractor misclassification. The agreement is part of the U.S. DOL’s Misclassification Initiative, the stated goal of which is to “combat employee misclassification and to ensure
The DOL’s new overtime rule was published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2016. As predicted in our prior post, the new regulation will take effect December 1, 2016, not within 60 days as previously indicated. This gives employers nearly 200 days to comply with the minimum salary increase for exempt status, which,
According to Bloomberg BNA, the DOL’s final overtime rule, which is expected to be released tomorrow, will take effect December 1, 2016, not within 60 days as previously indicated. This gives employers nearly 200 days to comply with the anticipated minimum salary increase for exempt status, which is expected to more than double the