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The U.S. Labor Department has released Administrator Interpretation No. 2016-1, dealing with concepts of "joint employment" under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.
Employee Status, Employer Status, Government EnforcementTags: FLSA, Fair Labor Standards Act, Administrator Interpretation No. 2016-1, joint employment, joint employer, joint employee, fissured, fissured industry, vertical joint-employment, horizontal joint-employment, economic reality, economic realities
The U.S. Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division has released "Administrator's Interpretation No. 2015-1" expressing its views on how to evaluate who is and is not an independent contractor under the FLSA.
Employee Status, Employer Status, Government Enforcement, Independent ContractorTags: FLSA, Fair Labor Standards Act, Misclassification, independent contractor, employer status, employee status, six-factor test, economic realities, economic dependency, Dr. David Weil, Administrator's Interpretation No. 2015-1