U.S. Labor Department Signals Potential Changes for Gig Workers by Withdrawing Independent Contractor Rule
By EsqSocial Corporation 07/05/21
On Wednesday, the federal Department of Labor announced its decision to withdraw regulations issued during the final weeks of the Trump administration that defined the difference between employees and independent contractors for purposes of enforcing wage payment requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The withdrawn rule applied an “economic realities” test that reviewed the dependence of the worker on the company to which he or she provides services....
By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP