Lexology PRO | USA | 19 Mar 2024
California truckers’ challenge to independent contractor rule dismissed, USCIS shortens EAD wait periods for refugees, and CalOSHA set to adopt indoor heat standards – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, European Union, United Kingdom, etc. | 14 Mar 2024
Insight into how businesses can avoid “AI-washing”, a look at whether regulators are backtracking on ESG rules, and a survey of US state rules on worker classification – plus other top content from Lexology PRO.
Lexology PRO | USA | 11 Mar 2024
States classify workers as employees or independent contractors using one of two very different tests. One presumes employee status unless specific conditions are met, while the other considers all relevant factors.
Lexology PRO | USA | 28 Feb 2024
US government agencies classify workers as employees or independent contractors using different tests. Each test examines the totality of the circumstances but differs in the interpretation of relevant factors.
Lexology PRO | USA | 27 Feb 2024
USCIS opens new online system for H1-B applications, a federal judge in Texas issues stay on joint employer rule, and the NLRB rules employee’s BLM insignia protected by the NLRA – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Australia, European Union, etc. | 26 Feb 2024
The UK names over 500 companies not paying workers the minimum wage, the US fines several companies for overtime pay offences, and Australia penalises companies for non-payment of annual leave entitlements – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Australia, Canada, etc. | 15 Feb 2024
Insight into the US Department of Labor’s new independent contractor rule, the key takeaways from the McDonald’s, Unilever and Starbucks Israel-Hamas boycotts, and a look at how Iran used UK banks to evade sanctions – plus other top content from Lexology PRO.
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP | USA | 14 Feb 2024
On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published its final rule that revises its guidance regarding the standard for assessing…
Lexology PRO | USA | 13 Feb 2024
SCOTUS unanimously upholds whistleblower protections, the NLRB rules that college basketball players are employees, and California publishes pay data reporting guidance – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | USA | 9 Feb 2024
A new DOL rule is poised to usher in an employee-friendly era and a return to a holistic, circumstantial analysis to determine whether a worker is properly classified as an independent contractor or an employee.