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...
by PC Editorial Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | DOL, Gig Economy, Independent contractors, Misclassification, Wage & Hour
On October 13th, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its proposed independent contractor rule for determining employee versus independent contractor classification. The proposed rule rescinds the previous 2021 rule on the topic. According to the DOL,...
by PC Editorial Staff | Sep 27, 2022 | FTC, Gig Economy, Independent contractors, Labor-Management Relations
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement applying its consumer and fair competition protections to gig workers. The full policy statement identifies several problem areas in the gig economy and lays out enforcement priorities to combat...
