If you have independent contractors on your payroll, it soon might be easier for those workers to claim “employee” status — and the benefits, such...
Pendulum Swings Back on Independent Contractor Rules
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SAF Pushes Back on Potential Overtime Rule Changes
With current workforce shortages, supply chain disruptions, and inflation pushing business operational costs higher, the Society of American...
Potential Pitfalls in Independent Contractor Classification
Many businesses have chosen to classify some on their payrolls as “independent contractors” instead of traditional employees. The distinction is...
SAF Explains New Federal Overtime Pay Regulations
Starting January 1, 2020, a new Department of Labor rule will make 1.3 million American workers eligible for overtime pay. What does the rule mean...
Labor Issues May Become Prominent in 2019
After two years of little action on labor issues in Washington with Republicans in control of both chambers of Congress and President Trump in the...
Wage Increases Mandated For H-2A Workers
On December 26, 2018, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the US Department of Labor (DOL) published a notice which mandated new...
SAF Offers Suggestions to Department of Labor on Proposed Overtime Rule
As noted previously in Week In Review, the Trump Administration proposed new overtime regulations. Although not nearly as burdensome as the rule...
SAF Offers Suggestions to Department of Labor on Proposed Overtime Rule
SAF and other groups representing small businesses joined together this week to provide comments on a proposed US Department of Labor (DOL) overtime...
New Proposed Overtime Rule to Be Published
As noted previously in Week In Review, the Trump Administration will be proposing new overtime regulations. Unlike the Obama Administration’s rule...
Listening Sessions For New Overtime Rule Scheduled
The Department of Labor (DOL) will conduct public listening sessions to gather input about a possible new rule on overtime compensation. The...
“Persuader” Rule Rescinded
The Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it was rescinding the Obama Administration’s “persuader” rule, also known as the “employer gag rule.”...
Department of Labor Scrutinizes Mobile Device Use
Acknowledging the ongoing and widespread use of mobile devices by employees away from the workplace and outside of scheduled work hours, the...