The Independent Contractor Tug-of-War: Navigating the Latest DOL Shifts
By EsqSocial Corporation 07/05/25
Classifying a worker as an independent contractor rather than an employee can be one of the more complicated—and risky—decisions an employer can make, as misclassification can lead to serious legal and financial consequences. Once again, however, the proper standard for classifying a worker under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is in flux. As this blog post previously covered, the standard for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee has been the subject of...
By: Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL