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    Department Of Labor's New I.C. Rule No Longer On Ice: What Employers Need To Know About Determining Independent Contractor Status Under The Fair Labor Standards Act

    After receiving over 55,000 comments regarding the proposed rule introduced in 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a new independent contractor test under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    Ford Harrison LLP
    Ford Harrison LLP
  • Article

    DOL Unveils Updated Independent Contractor Rule

    On Tuesday, October 11, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued new guidelines for categorizing independent contractors and employees per the Fair Labor Standards Act.
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    Adams and Reese LLP
Adams and Reese LLP
  • Article

    Littler Lightbulb: Wage And Hour Developments During The First 100 Days Of The Biden Administration

    Last week, President Biden marked his 100th day in office.
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    Littler Mendelson
    Littler Mendelson
  • Article

    Precedential No. 5: TTAB Finds VIRTUAL INDEPENDENT PARALEGALS Generic For ..... Guess What?

    In a less than scintillating but precedential ruling, the Board affirmed two refusals to register VIRTUAL INDEPENDENT PARALEGALS for "paralegal services; providing medical record summaries,
    United StatesIntellectual Property
    Wolf Greenfield & Sacks
    Wolf Greenfield & Sacks
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    Ruling In Scope Of Operatorship Rights

    In the recent application brought before the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench in Nexen Inc. v. Fort Energy Corp, that Court was asked to rule on matters pertaining to the scope of operatorship rights accorded to a non-operator of a joint venture who had commenced independent operations pursuant to the 1990 CAPL Operating Procedure (the Operating Procedure).
    CanadaEnvironment
    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
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    Council Of Ministers Decision Regarding The Independent Audit Of Companies

    Turkish Commercial Code numbered 6102 introduces significant provisions regarding good management and internal and independent audit that are to be applied to capital stock companies.
    TurkeyAccounting and Audit
    Baspinar & Partners
    Baspinar & Partners
  • Article

    Using Categorical Standards to Determine Director Independence Under New NYSE and NASDAQ Rules

    On November 4, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved rule changes filed by the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ to amend director independence requirements for NYSE and NASDAQ companies
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Reed Smith
    Reed Smith
  • Article

    Department Of Labor Withdraws Prior Independent Contractor Rule: What You Need To Know

    Last month the Department of Labor ("DOL") issued a Final Rule withdrawing the Trump Administration's attempt to revise the DOL's interpretation of independent contractor status ...
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    Butler Snow LLP
    Butler Snow LLP
  • Article

    1099ers Exposing Startups, Private Equity Firms to Costly Liability

    A recent online edition of New York Magazine’s "Daily Intelligencer" includes a comprehensive article on how Silicon Valley startup tech companies using "the 1099 model" may be exposed to employment, tax and benefit law liabilities that could drive them out of business or cause them to change to a W-2 model.
    United StatesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Pepper Hamilton LLP
    Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • Article

    New Independent Compliance Audit Requirement In Guernsey

    The Guernsey Financial Services Commission ("GFSC") updated its Handbook on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing (the "Handbook") in early July 2023.
    GuernseyFinance and Banking
    Walkers
    Walkers
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    New York Advisory Opinion Finds That Ohio Company’s Local Telephone Listing and Independent Repair Centers in New York do not Create Franchise Tax Obligations

    In a recent advisory opinion, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance found that an Ohio corporation was not "doing business" in New York and, therefore, was not subject to New York’s franchise tax, even though one of the company’s directors lived in New York and maintained a local telephone listing for the company.
    United StatesTax
    Jones Day
    Jones Day
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    Independent Contractor Or Employee? Which Are You And Why It Matters?

    In Ontario, the distinction between being classified as an independent contractor or an employee has significant implications for both the worker's entitlements and the employer's obligations under the law.
    CanadaEmployment and HR
    Simes Law
    Simes Law
  • Article

    Easing Of Compliances For Independent Directors: Additional Buffer Period And Restored Category

    The role of an independent director (ID), amongst others, is to uphold ethical standards of integrity and probity, act objectively while exercising his / her fiduciary duties...
    IndiaCorporate/Commercial Law
    Khaitan & Co.
    Khaitan & Co.
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    California Supreme Court Adopts Stricter Test For Independent Contractor Status Under The Wage Orders

    On April 30, 2018, in Dynamex Operations v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court drastically altered the applicable standard used for the past three decades to evaluate a worker's proper classification...
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
    Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
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    Court Finds Streamers Are Employees Under New Jersey Law Despite Independent Contractor Status Under The FLSA

    A federal court in New Jersey ruled that adult performers on a streaming platform qualify as employees under state law's ABC test, even though they were deemed independent contractors under federal FLSA standards.
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    Seyfarth Shaw LLP
    Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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    DOL Memo Provides Script For FLSA Collective Actions Alleging Independent Contractor Misclassification

    The all-time best The Far Side cartoon (based on an unscientific survey, sample size of me) is the one with two deer standing in the forest, one with a red circular target imprinted on its chest.
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    BakerHostetler
    BakerHostetler
  • Article

    Labor Board Makes It Easier To Classify Workers As Independent Contractors

    In a significant ruling which will benefit companies, the National Labor Relations Board today revised the test it uses for determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors by making it easier for entities ...
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    Fisher Phillips LLP
    Fisher Phillips LLP
  • Article

    Massachusetts SJC Strikes A Blow To Massachusetts Independent Contractor Statute

    The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently held that the FAAAA preempts the second prong of the Massachusetts Independent Contractor Statute as applied to certain delivery drivers.
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    Seyfarth Shaw LLP
    Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • Article

    The Gig Is Up: New Jersey Introduces New Laws To End Misclassification Of Independent Contractors

    Soon after being elected, New Jersey's Governor created a task force to end misclassification of independent contractors, and the state's...
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    Ius Laboris
    Ius Laboris
  • Article

    Worker Classification In Focus: DOL Proposes Rule On Independent Contractor Status

    On February 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new proposed rule, entitled the "Employee or Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act...
    United StatesEmployment and HR
    Ford Harrison LLP
    Ford Harrison LLP
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