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What New York's "Freelance Isn't Free Act" Means for Employers

February 26, 2024 by Jason S. Greenfield

On November 22, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” into law. The Act, which is similar to the New York City law containing the same name, is designed to provide protections for freelance workers (i.e., independent contractors). The Act will go into effect on May 20, 2024, and will apply to work contracts entered into on or after that date. More ›

U.S. Department of Labor Issued its Final Rule on Classifying Workers as Employees or Independent Contractors

January 12, 2024 by Amanda E. Teske

Earlier this week, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a "final rule" providing guidance on the proper classification of employees and independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). More ›

The "Gig" is Up: DOL Proposes Rule That Would Classify More Independent Contractors as Employees

October 13, 2022 by Corey J. Swinick

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a rule that would make it more difficult for companies to treat workers as independent contractors. The proposed rule would return to a "totality-of-the-circumstances" analysis of the economic realities test—in which the factors do not have a predetermined weight and are considered in view of the economic reality of the whole activity. The DOL said it will consider, among other factors, the worker's "opportunity for profit or loss, investment, permanency, the degree of control by the employer over the worker, whether the work is an integral part of the employer's business, and skill and initiative." More ›

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