Labor interests continue to try to define independent contractors, such as this one for FedEx Ground, as employees. A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a new, more business-friendly definition of ...

The U.S. Department of Labor released a proposed rule to revise how it defines independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act, with a potentially problematic change that will affect ...

Independent contractors, those mysterious workers who seem to have all the freedom in the world because they “work for themselves.” Speaking from experience, it’s not that glamorous. However, there ...

The Department of Labor on Thursday unveiled a proposed rule aimed at clarifying how businesses and workers determine whether a job qualifies someone as an independent contractor or an employee under ...

Have y’all gotten sick of election news yet? He said, she said, he said … back and forth day after day. It is enough to drive you crazy if you watch the news all the time. Thankfully, I most often ...

Effective Jan. 1, New Hampshire began implementing a new definition of employee, which dramatically changes the criteria upon which a worker may be deemed an independent contractor in New Hampshire.

Classifying workers is one of the important decisions small business owners must make. It's common for certain company contributors to fall under the "independent contractor" title, including ...

A federal class-action lawsuit brought by 5,000 so-called independent contractors could deliver wholesale changes to employee-benefit guidelines. Filed in the Western District of New York, the suit ...

After publishing in early January a final rule to clarify the definition of independent contractor within the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Department of Labor is now proposing to withdraw the rule ...

Paul Sighinolfi, executive director of Maine’s Workers’ Compensation Board, figures he’s been making three or four presentations a week on the rubber-chicken circuit during the last month or so, ...