Independent Contractor Status: Changes Under Trump

By: Rachael Jeanfreau and Kenneth Nilsson In an effort to roll back more restrictive Biden-era rules affecting employers, the U.S. Department of Labor is seeking to update the test for determining when a worker may be properly classified as an independent contractor under the Federal wage and hour rules. Under the Biden rule for determining … Continue reading Independent Contractor Status: Changes Under Trump

New Overtime Tax Deduction Creates Unexpected Compliance Risk for Employers

By: Philip Giorlando The "no tax on overtime" provisions enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill, effective for tax years 2025 through 2028, are widely understood as a benefit for hourly workers. What has received far less attention is the unintended compliance consequence for employers: the new law creates a direct channel through … Continue reading New Overtime Tax Deduction Creates Unexpected Compliance Risk for Employers

NLRB Has 17,000 Open Unfair Labor Practice Cases

By: Scott D. Wilson The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) is currently managing a significant accumulation of unresolved unfair labor practice (“ULP”) investigations. As disclosed by NLRB Operations Division Chief William Cowen, the agency has approximately 17,000 open ULP cases, including nearly 10,000 matters pending for more than six months. Given the NLRB’s annual processing volume of … Continue reading NLRB Has 17,000 Open Unfair Labor Practice Cases