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DOL Announces New Proposed Guidance for Joint Employer Liability Under the FLSA, FMLA, AND MSPA

On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, setting forth new standards ...
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Back to the Joint Employer: Having Changed the Classification Test for Independent Contractors, Will the California Legislature Target the Joint Employer Test Next?

As reported here and here, California recently enacted new legislation – Assembly Bill 5 – that expanded the scope of an “employee” under state law. Beginning January 1, 2020, the answer to whether a ...

DOL’s Joint Employer Shift Designed to Withstand Legal Challenge

A proposed change to how the Department of Labor determines joint employer classification is primed to withstand the kind of ...