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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a new rule (the "New Rule") on January 9, 2024, defining "independent contractor" under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

The choice between using independent contractors and employees to provide direct service is complicated and often done poorly.

The managed futures industry makes up a significant component of the global hedge fund industry assets under management, approaching 10% according to the most recent BarclayHedge data.

For the purpose of promoting good corporate governance, the Securities Commission releases updates on the Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance once every few years.

In taking a significant step towards the development of the Nigeria's power sector, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission ("NERC") by an order cited as the Order on the Establishment...

In Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc., a decade-old proposed class action against a franchisor, the Ninth Circuit ruled on May 2, 2019

As most public companies enter their fourth fiscal quarter and look ahead to filing their Form 10-Ks and proxy statements, a recent settlement agreement announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) serves as a cautionary tale about director independence and SEC disclosure requirements.

On March 11, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL" or "the Department") announced proposals to roll back two Trump administration regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act...

On January 9, 2024 the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule on the classification of workers as employees or independent contractors for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

The Proposed Rule largely restores the 2021 independent contractor final rule issued during the first Trump Administration.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court clarified that 7-Eleven franchisees are not the company's employees under the Massachusetts independent contractor statute. According to the Court, the plaintiff-franchisees.

For companies using independent contractors in California, 2014 has been a difficult year, with several significant court decisions threatening the contractor model.

On January 25, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision friendly to businesses—particularly those operating in the gig economy—in SuperShuttle DFW, Inc., 367 NLRB No. 75 (2019).

At the end of August, the NLRB released an advice memorandum concluding that a group of drivers who worked for a company called Pacific 9 Transportation were misclassified as independent contractors.

The District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an independent contractor may be held liable for a violation on mine property "even if the contractor was not at fault".

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new rule that aims to change how employers assess whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act...