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USDOL's latest opinion letter confirms its view that certain "gig employees" are, indeed, independent contractors.
Employee Status, Independent Contractor, Independent Contractors, Wage and Hour, Wage/Hour LawsTags: Department of Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, FLSA coverage, FLSA interpretations, FLSA opinions, Gig Economy, independent contractor, Independent Contractors, U.S. Wage and Hour Division, USDOL Wage and Hour Division, Wage & Hour, Wage and Hour, Wage and Hour Division
Despite most of the government being occupied with the "shutdown" dilemma, the unaffected USDOL has remained busy and gifted us with two opinion letters today.
Minimum Wage, Overtime Compensation, Volunteers, Wage and Hour, Wage/Hour LawsTags: calculating overtime, computing overtime, different rates, Fair Labor Standards Act, figuring overtime, FLSA, FLSA conventional wisdom, FLSA coverage, FLSA exemptions, FLSA opinions, FLSA releases, more than one rate, multiple rates, Non-Profit, overtime, overtime compensation, overtime pay, piece-rate, regular rate, regular rate of pay, U.S. Wage and Hour Division, USDOL Wage and Hour Division, volunteer, Volunteering, volunteerism, volunteers, Wage & Hour, Wage and Hour, Wage and Hour Division, wage-hour law, Wage/Hour Laws, weighted-average rate
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