The Department of Labor’s New Independent Contractor Rule What Every Employer Needs to Know
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 1:00 pm ET
Duration: 60 minutes
Speaker: Dr. Jim Castagnera, Esq.
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Webinar Description
The U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule on Independent Contractor status went into effect on March 11. 2024. The new rule was years in the making. During the Trump administration, the Labor Department issued relaxed rules for establishing independent contractor status. The Biden administration quickly put a hold on the liberalized regulations and launched a three-year period of reconsideration.
The end result is not so much a new departure as it is a return to tried and true principles predating the Trump presidency and with deep roots in American regulatory and common law. Prior to 2021, the Labor Department afforded employers seven guidelines for determining who in the workforce was an employee versus who was an independent contractor. The new final rule reduces these seven informal guideposts to six enforceable factors.
The DOL describes the new regulatory principle as a “totality of the circumstances” test grounded in “economic realities.” Consequently, the six factors are labeled by the Department as non-exhaustive.
You need to know how to differentiate between an independent contractor and an employee. The result of misclassification can be financially significant. Your organization could owe an “employee” overtime, back pay and costly employee benefits.
Join Dr. Jim Castagnera, Esq., an attorney with decades of HR Law experience as practitioner, commentator and teacher, as he explains in a crisp one-hour briefing just what the new regulation says, what it means, and how it ought to be applied in your day-to-day decision making. The hallmarks of this briefing will be practical guidance and pragmatic suggestions.
AGENDA
What will be covered:
- What is the new six factor test and what does it mean for an employer
- Best practices for adhering to the new rules while enjoying as much flexibility as possible
- Which states have more demanding IC rules
- A quick review of legal challenges being mounted against the new rule, their legal arguments and the chances for success
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