Only employees (not independent contractors) are covered under the FLSA’s regulations on minimum wages, overtime and record-keeping. So, in order to comply with federal labor laws, employers ...

The Department of Labor is once again changing how it defines independent contractors: For issues around the Fair Labor Standards Act, DOL said it will no longer use the Biden-era 2024 ...

The Labor Department is reviewing the Biden administration’s 2024 worker classification guidance, which directs employers on how to determine whether a worker is an employee or independent ...

When choosing between being an employee or an independent contractor, long-term stability is a major factor to consider. Both work arrangements come with their benefits and risks, but the level of ...

SINGAPORE: A soon-to-be-graduate took to social media on Thursday (March 6) to ask Singaporeans with more experience in the workforce for advice on how to properly back out of a job offer.

This is great news – and not just for gig workers, but for all independent contractors in the United States, which experts have cited as closer to 60 million, or approximately a third of the U.S ...

This impacts your role's scope, career progression, and visa classification. This contract is based on the job offer letter that both you and your employer sign.

The DOL's independent contractor rule affects a key demographic of truckers and has impacts far beyond FLSA. Here's how it is impacting trucking. The trucking industry has strong opinions about ...

For the first time, the FWC will be able to intervene regarding terms of engagement between principals and independent contractors. A new unfair contract regime has been introduced in Part 3A-5 of the ...

The Department of Labor acknowledges in its 339-page rule published Jan. 10 that most of the public comments made by independent contractors expressed opposition to the rule, “criticizing the ...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Jan. 9 announced a final rule on how it classifies workers as employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). It’s the latest in ...