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 | Jan 17, 2023 | DOL, FLSA, Independent contractors, Misclassification, WHD
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it secured $5.6 million in back wages and liquidated damages for 1,398 misclassified employees of an Arizona-based logistics company. Briefly, the company illegally misclassified them as exempt independent...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 10, 2023 | Federal Labor Law, FTC, Human Relations, Independent contractors
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a proposed rule that would ban employers from imposing non-compete clauses in employment contracts. The proposed rule comes after a string of lawsuits the FTC filed against three companies that imposed...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 4, 2023 | Federal Contractors, Gig Economy, Independent contractors, IRA, IRS, Jobs
Recently, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued its 2023 standard mileage rate increases for calculating standard mileage deductions. In brief, the notice provides the optional rates for computing the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business,...
by PC Editorial Staff | Dec 13, 2022 | Independent contractors, Misclassification, Wage & Hour
On December 6th, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that a Florida-based hotel staffing agency paid more than $500 thousand in back wages to settle an independent contractor misclassification case. Briefly, misclassifying employees as independent...