by Editorial Staff | Jan 18, 2024 | FLSA, Latest News, Misclassification
On January 9th, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule for worker misclassification prevention. In summary, the rule will help employers and workers better understand employee classifications. This includes when a worker qualifies as an...
by Erick Lange | Oct 31, 2023 | DOL, FLSA, Latest News, Misclassification
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced on October 27 that a company in Massachusetts paid $3.2 million to settle an exempt worker misclassification case that affected over 700 sales representatives. The DOL found that the employer had misclassified the employees...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jul 18, 2023 | DOL, Latest News, Misclassification, Wage & Hour
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced it is seeking claimants for a case settlement of over $5.6 million for illegal employee misclassification. The DOL is seeking out over 1,300 affected current and former...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jun 20, 2023 | DOL, Independent contractors, Misclassification, NLRA
This month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) stated that its Independent Contractor final rule will now be ready for publication in October 2023. Subsequently, this date is five months later than the DOL’s previously projected date. The DOL made its statement in a...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jun 13, 2023 | DOL, FLSA, Independent contractors, Misclassification, Wage & Hour
This month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that a California food manufacturer will pay $650,000 as a result of their illegal worker misclassification. Briefly, the employer failed to pay overtime wages to employees it misclassified as independent...
by PC Editorial Staff | Apr 11, 2023 | FLSA, Misclassification, Overtime Rules, Wage & Hour
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (First Circuit) recently issued a decision regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s) overtime provisions that clarified the FLSA administrative exemption law. The decision affects states and territories under the...