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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is officially withdrawing the prior administration’s independent contractor rule, which would have made it easier for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees. New Rule to be Withdrawn On May 5, the DOL issued an announcement, stating, “The department believes that the rule is inconsistent with …
29 CFR Parts 780, 788, and 795 A final rule clarifying the standard for employee versus independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was announced by the Department of Labor (Department) on January 6, 2021. The effective date of the final rule is March 8, 2021 and includes a multi-factor test for …
As of September 24, 2019, an estimated 1.2 million employees will be eligible for overtime in 2020. This came about with an increase in the “white collar” exemption by the U.S. Department of Labor. It supports the mandate for overtime pay included in the Fair Labor Standards Act. It becomes effective January 1, 2020. Which …
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was enacted to prevent sex discrimination in employee wages. Signed into law on June 10, 1963, the Equal Pay Act was part of John F. Kennedy’s New Frontier. After signing the bill into law, President Kennedy remarked: “While much remains to be done to achieve full equality of economic …
For some, May Day brings thoughts of children dancing around a May pole with streaming ribbons or baskets of flowers left secretly on a neighbor’s doorstep, but how did May Day actually start? May Day history Some may think it began with the huge demonstrations of military might seen in films of the old Soviet …
