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HR Alert: Independent Contractor Changes

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 5, 2025. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Federal Enforcement Paused – But Don’t Get Comfortable On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-1, directing its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigators not to apply...

HR Alert: Independent Contractor/Employee Final Rule Is Out!

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 9, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced their final rule, Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act, to determine whether workers are employees or independent...

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New York’s Tip Credit Going Away in 2020

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 4, 2020. Posted in Business, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

This week Governor Cuomo announced his order phasing out the well-known tip credit and requiring employers to pay at least minimum wage in certain businesses including but not limited to hairdressers, nail salon employees,...

HR Alert: Proposed OT Rule Open for Comment

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 29, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

For employers wishing to have their voices heard, the comment period for the federal Overtime Rules Revision, which we recently wrote about, is open through May 21, 2019. Why do it? It makes sense to ensure policy makers hear...

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Tag: wage and hour

HR Alert: Independent Contractor Changes

HR Alert: Independent Contractor/Employee Final Rule Is Out!

New York’s Tip Credit Going Away in 2020

HR Alert: Proposed OT Rule Open for Comment