Governmental Crackdown on Independent Contractors

The newest governmental tactic is to crack down on employers who improperly categorize their employees as independent contractors.

The Federal Crackdown on Worker Misclassification - Withum

This final rule repeals the Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act rule (2021 IC Rule), issued on January 7, 2021. It ...

Work with Independent Contractors? How to Avoid an IRS Crackdown

The IRS has upped its efforts to collect employment taxes and is cracking down on employers who misclassify employees as independent contractors.

Employees, not 'independent contractors': Labor Department cracks ...

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration's Labor Department will crack down, starting March 10, on bosses' abusive tactic of misclassifying ...

US Department of Labor announces final rule on classifying workers ...

“Misclassifying employees as independent contractors is a serious issue that deprives workers of basic rights and protections,” explained Acting ...

U.S. Department of Labor Cracks Down on Independent Contractors

The government argues the rule is necessary to ensure that all workers are provided fair wages and overtime since independent contractors ( ...

Labor Department's new independent contractor rule is a mess. We ...

Look no further than what has happened in California. In 2020, the state changed its classification rules to crack down on supposed ...

Can US independent contractor rule survive legal challenges ...

The Labor Department has said that the rule is designed to clarify the standard for determining worker classification and crack down on low ...

Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors Under ...

The Wage and Hour Division's final rule also rescinds the Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act rule (2021 IC Rule , 86 FR 1168) that ...

Biden's Independent Contractor Crackdown is Coming

The Biden Administration proposed rule changes in late 2022 that would make it more difficult for American workers to operate as independent contractors.

The DOL's New Independent Contractor Test Just Dropped

The Department of Labor announced a new test for determining independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). · The test ...

Government Is Cracking Down On Claims of "Independent ...

Those who are using workers in their businesses and treating those workers as independent contractors, rather than employees, should take the time now to review ...

Employers Face Misclassification Risk With Independent Contractor ...

The Biden Administration's DOL has rescinded the 2021 independent contractor rule, replacing it with the traditional “economic realities” ...

Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair ...

The 2021 IC Rule explained that independent contractors are not employees under the FLSA and are therefore not subject to the Act's minimum wage ...

Is There Really a D.C. Crackdown on Independent Contractor ...

Why? Because governmental crackdowns like those described below by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Attorney General for the District of ...

Biden's New Independent Contractor Rule Kills Trump Changes

The Biden administration is releasing a new labor regulation that would make it harder for employers to skirt minimum wage and overtime obligations.

IRS Plans Increased Independent Contractor Crackdown!

If the Obama budget for 2011 passes, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will add 100 new enforcement personnel as part of a $25 million plan to crack down on ...

DOL Issues Proposed Independent Contractor Classification Rules

These new proposed regulations signal that the DOL is again attempting to “crack down” on the perceived misclassification of independent contractors.

IRS Cracking Down on Employee vs. Contractor Classification

Workers may want to be classified as independent contractors in order to take deductions against their income. Even if both the business and worker agree, the ...

FTC to Crack Down on Companies Taking Advantage of Gig Workers

The Federal Trade Commission has announced enforcement priorities to fight for consumers who work in jobs that are part of the gig economy.