DOL Independent Contractor Guidance Targets “On-Demand” Companies

Last week, this blog reported on the guidance from the Department of Labor (DOL) regarding the classification of independent contractors under the FLSA. The 15-page Administrator’s Interpretation (AI) seeks to restrict the use of independent contractors by reading the FLSA’s definition of “employ” as broadly as possible and by tightening the requirements of the “economic realities” test used to evaluate worker classification.

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