CHICAGO — Illinois contractors who intentionally misclassify their workers as independent contractors could face $2,500 fines and a ban on state construction jobs under a new law that goes into effect ...

Amidst the rollercoaster of the last few years, it can be tempting to take for granted many of the workplace challenges that predated COVID-19. Many of those timeless employment law issues, however, ...

At present, the Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board and U.S. Treasury (through the Internal Revenue Code) enforce employee classification. These agencies, pursuant to express statutory ...

On August 11, Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law the North Carolina Employee Fair Classification Act. The portion of the legislation that deals with worker classifications will take effect December 31.

The lawyer best known for challenging the worker-classification practices of gig-economy companies was pondering her legal options Wednesday. California voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 22, an ...

California Assembly Bill 5, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2020, was intended to protect workers in the gig economy by reclassifying many of them as employees, rather than independent contractors, ...