Is The USDOL Making It Easier For On-Demand Workers To Claim Misclassification?

The on-demand economy has certainly changed the way people provide and receive services. It may also be changing the way the government focuses its enforcement priorities. 

The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) issued regulations last summer which required businesses to post revised workplace posters, including one for "Employee Rights Under The Fair Labor Standards Act." For the first time, the poster includes a section advising workers about independent contractor misclassification. Specifically, the poster informs workers that it is important to know the difference between being an employee and being a contractor "because employees (unless exempt) are entitled to the FLSA's minimum wage and overtime pay protections."