Ius Laboris | USA | 25 Oct 2022
How to assess whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor has been a matter of controversy in the US in recent years, and the rapid…
Ius Laboris | USA | 24 Jun 2022
A 2010 Wall Street Reform and consumer protection law requires SEC-listed companies to disclose whether they use ‘conflict minerals’ and whether…
Ius Laboris | Global | 6 Apr 2022
It is increasingly common to find rules requiring businesses, not only to take care of their own conduct, but also to do due diligence on the…
Ius Laboris | USA | 11 Aug 2021
On 29 July 2021, the United States Department of Labor (‘DOL’) announced that it would rescind the Trump-era rule (the ‘Joint Employer Rule’) on…
Ius Laboris | USA | 21 May 2021
The US Department of Labor has withdrawn Trump-era rules on classification of workers based on ‘economic reality’. What does that mean for emp…
Ius Laboris | USA | 2 Nov 2020
The US Department of Labor has clarified that government contractors will still be allowed to offer unconscious bias training in some form under…
Ius Laboris | USA | 29 Jan 2020
A package of new laws will make the use independent contractors in New Jersey a challenging and potentially risky business. Soon after being elected…
Ius Laboris | USA | 2 Dec 2019
New Jersey’s crackdown on the misclassification of independent contractors and gig economy workers continues with six bills increasing investigative…
Ius Laboris | USA | 1 Nov 2019
The US Department of Labor has announced its intention to simplify the rules around when employers can deduct tips from minimum wage payments to…
Ius Laboris | USA | 10 Oct 2019
The US Department of Labor has announced its long-awaited update to the salary thresholds for exemption from overtime provisions in a new Final Rule…