As the Department of Labor reviews the Biden-era independent contractor classification rule issued in 2024, which replaced the Trump-era IC classification rule issued early in 2021, members of the ...

Companies will need to tread carefully on who they call independent contractors and who they identify as employees. Companies will potentially have a harder time classifying millions of workers as ...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division updated its regulation concerning Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standard Act, with changes ...

We are frequently asked by businesses about workers’ compensation coverage for independent contractors. Clients ask us: Can our company cover independent contractors with workers’ compensation ...

A white paper issued by the Senate HELP Committee Chair is meant to address the retirement readiness shortfalls for gig workers. “Labor and employment laws designed for a different time no longer ...

Is Trump Following the Obama Drone Strike Model? Trump Puts Consumers Back in the Driver’s Seat What Survivor Can Teach Us About the Government A recent regulatory change by the Biden administration ...

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 ...

Study finds that independent workers have more types of work options than ever—more than half report working for more than one platform—and even small details like payout fees and delays can drive ...

When you think about retirement funds and savings plans, you might immediately consider employer-backed initiatives companies offer as perks to their W-2 employees — but what about independent workers ...

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 ...