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THE GROWING GIG ECONOMY

September 25, 2017 | Category: Employment, News | Tags:
The so-called gig economy, in which temporary positions are common and organizations contract with independent workers for short-term engagements, is slowly changing the face of American business — and forcing employers across the Las Vegas Valley to adjust. A study by Intuit predicted that by 2020, 40 percent of American workers would be independent contractors. […]

DOL WITHDRAWS GUIDANCE ON INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR MISCLASSIFICATION

June 15, 2017 | Category: Employment, News | Tags: ,
Trump DOL Withdraws 2015 Obama Administration Guidance Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced earlier this month that the Department of Labor would be withdrawing it’s 2015 guidance regarding independent contractors. In 2015, the Wage and Hour Administrator issued an “Administrator’s Interpretation” addressing the misclassification of employees as independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The decision to […]

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