Employees claiming exempt status for their federal or state withholding are required to update their tax information each year before Feb. 15. If employees do not update their status, the exemption ...

The Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division issued final regulations, effective March 11, 2024, which are intended to serve as a practical guide to employers on how the DOL determines whether ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. Many individuals work in non-traditional employment ...

There is little doubt that worker status is preferable to most in the industry. One significant reason is that it is hirers rather than recruiters who have day to day management of the temps, ...

On July 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in Johnson v. NCAA, No. 22-1223, (3d Cir. July 11, 2024) that college athletes may be considered employees under the Fair Labor ...

After years of extensive lobbying efforts by the NCAA and its stakeholders on Capitol Hill, a bill focused on the future of college athletics has finally advanced to the House of Representatives. The ...

Is that truck driver an employee or an owner-operator? The U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule on determining independent contractor status outlines six factors to be analyzed in a multi-factor ...