Many commentators will likely suggest that the law involving independent contractor misclassification will become more favorable to businesses and less favorable to workers with a change in the White ...

Engaging independent contractors has many benefits for companies, but misclassifying these employees can pose significant financial risk. Companies and their counsel should stay up to date on the ...

The trucking industry has strong opinions about regulators’ independent contractor classification rules. But how important are these rules? The classification concerns a regulation that has little ...

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The agency has not been enforcing the 2024 rule and will consider a new one, using pre-2024 standards in the meantime. The Department of Labor will replace the current Independent Contractor Rule, ...

In just a few years, independent contractor classification became a hairy topic for trucking. The Department of Labor’s approach to the topic prompted sharp criticisms and strong opinions from the ...

Financial advisors are among the groups that could be most affected by proposed legislation in California and New Jersey that would heighten regulation of companies that hire independent contractors, ...