One of the most concerning trends in employment law today is employee misclassification. Stringent labor protections put in place by the government, the increased use of of independent contractors and ...

Classification of employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) remains a high-risk area where employers can easily misstep, potentially incurring thousands of dollars in overtime pay, ...

As the gig economy continues to blur the line between employees and independent contractors, the Minnesota legislature has enacted sweeping changes to the law surrounding employee misclassification.

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Illinois appellate court strips $526,500 from union's misclassification win, ruling only workers – not unions – can collect ...

Uber has paid $100 million to the New Jersey Department of Labor after an audit found the ride-sharing company misclassified its drivers in the state as contractors rather than regular employees. The ...

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has introduced legislation in the Senate aimed at preventing workers from being misclassified as independent contractors, which could affect the trucking industry's use of ...

MIAMI, FL – Employees who carry exempt titles but spend their workdays performing hands-on, non-managerial tasks may be owed significant unpaid overtime under federal law, and the financial impact of ...

A new report published by the Drum Major Institute claims to illustrate widespread abuse through the misclassification of employees in the truck transportation industry. The New York Motor Truck ...

Working as a contractor, or hiring contractors, provides the flexibility that many workers and companies desire. In some scenarios, the independent contractor status works well. However, employers can ...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) are continuously taking initiatives to improve each agency’s law enforcement, specifically ...