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In this article, we attempt to address, based on Act no LX of 2003 on Insurance Companies and Insurance Activities (the "Act"), the legal issues of (i) whether an individual or business organization authorized by a licensed independent insurance mediator is allowed to carry out activities of independent insurance mediation, and (ii) if the answer to this question is in the affirmative, whether the individual or business organization may carry out such activities based on the authorization of the

Last year, we questioned whether California's new restrictions on independent contractors would apply retroactively.

The exemptions establish situations where workers are not treated as employees.

On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule on worker classification, which establishes a new, simpler framework for employers to assess whether workers may be classified as independent contractors.

On May 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a regulation rescinding its independent contractor rule, which was finalized on January 7, 2021, but never went into effect.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is backing away from the Biden-era independent contractor regulation finalized in January 2024. More specifically...

The United States Department of Labor has provided good news for gig economy employers, telling one unidentified "virtual marketplace" employer that its service providers

On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") released a Field Assistance Bulletin ("FAB") to the Wage and Hour Division essentially stating that it will stop enforcing a Biden-era test...

Last week, yet another decision by a governmental agency chipped away at an employer's ability to legally classify workers as independent contractors. In Atlanta Opera, Inc. and Make-Up Artists...

The National Labor Relations Board, with one member dissenting, has issued a decision in which it "refines" the test it uses for determining whether it will find individuals performing services for an employer to be employees, who are covered by the National Labor Relations Act, or independent contractors, who are not.

Employers are routinely challenged in navigating the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) test to determine independent contractor status of workers under the federal wage and hour laws.

This new independent contractor test is modeled on Massachusetts' independent contractor statute, which has been considered the strictest in the country.

"Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker, the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough."

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Department of Labor (DOL), and various states have recently been devoting additional resources to remedy alleged worker misclassifications.

The roof installation model is a simplistic illustration but it reflects a number of factors used by government agencies and courts to scrutinize the legitimacy of a claimed independent contractor relationship.

On May 5, 2010, Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell signed into law An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Joint Enforcement Commission on Employee Misclassification.