Department of Labor releases proposed rule using economic reality test to help employers determine worker classification under Fair Labor Standards Act.

Most independent contractors want the flexibility they lose when they become direct employees. The Labor Department published ...

A group of Republican senators have released legislation that would make it easier for companies to provide benefits like healthcare to independent workers, the latest move in the fight over the ...

The independent workforce is huge—but grossly underserved when it’s time to get paid. That’s creating an equally big opportunity for fintechs. More than 60 million Americans now work independently—as ...

The Department of Labor proposed a rule on Tuesday that would make it easier for employers to classify workers as independent contractors not subject to minimum wage, a change from Biden rules meant ...

Classifying a worker an “employee” versus an “independent contractor” is not as simple as checking whether they receive a W-2 or a 1099. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) uses the economic reality ...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced it will move to rescind the Biden administration's 2024 independent contractor rule on Friday, according to a document set to be published in the Federal ...

Stride Health, a company that provides benefits for independent workers, has raised $23.5 million in a Series B financing round led by F-Prime Capital Partners, with participation from existing ...