The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new proposed regulation setting forth the proper standard for determining a worker’s status as an “independent contractor” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Archives for September 28, 2020
Maine Labor Department Releases Final Rules for Earned Paid Leave Law
As the January 1, 2021, effective date of Maine’s Earned Paid Employee Leave Law approaches, the state Department of Labor (DOL) has promulgated the much-anticipated final regulations for implementing the statute.
President Trump Nominates Amy Coney Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court
In the wake of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, President Donald Trump has nominated the Honorable Amy Coney Barrett, who sits on the federal U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, to the U.S. Supreme Court. A conservative jurist and self-described “originalist” and “textualist,” Barrett previously clerked for the late-Justice Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Janea J. Hawkins of Jackson Lewis Shortlisted for Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Award
Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Janea J. Hawkins has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards in the “Future Leader” category.
U.S. Department of Labor Proposes New Test for Independent Contactor Status
On Sept. 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new test to determine whether workers are independent contractors or employees under federal law. According to DOL, the purpose of the change is to make it easier to identify which workers are employees covered by the minimum wage, overtime, and other provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The department described the new test as “streamlining and clarifying” the determination of independent contractor versus employee, and said it expects the change will give workers and businesses more certainty about their legal obligations and reduce litigation and associated costs.
USCIS Switches to ‘Dates for Filing’ Chart for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status for October
While it typically uses the “Final Action Dates” chart for accepting adjustment of status application filings, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that for October 2020, it will allow employment-based adjustment of status applicants to file based upon the U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) October “Dates for Filing”