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US Trade Groups Sue Over Biden Rule on ‘Gig’ Work, Contracting

Major U.S. business groups on Tuesday filed the latest lawsuit challenging a Biden administration rule that would make it more difficult for companies to treat some workers as independent contractors rather than employees. The groups including the U.S. Chamber of …

US House Votes to Repeal Labor Board Rule on Contract, Franchise Workers

The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted to repeal a federal labor board rule set to take effect in February that would treat companies as the employers of many contract and franchise workers and require them to bargain …

DOL Recovers OT Pay for NC Workers Misclassified as Independent Contractors

More than 180 workers at a North Carolina company will receive about $1,000 each in overtime pay after the U.S. Department of Labor found that the workers had been misclassified as independent contractors. “Employers who improperly misclassify employees as independent …