Reality Check: 11th Circuit Reverses Finding That Cable Installers Are Not Employees, Confirming That "Economic Realities" Determine Independent Contractor Status

In an FLSA overtime decision that should convince businesses across all industries to scrutinize the classification of workers they call “independent contractors,” the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion this week reversing a Florida court’s determination that a service provider for a cable company properly classified its installation and repair “technicians” as contractors rather than employees. 

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