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On June 7, 2017, new U.S. Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta announced the federal Department of Labor’s withdrawal of two significant guidance documents from the previous administration: (1) a 2015 memorandum addressing misclassification of employees as independent contractors; (2) 2016 guidelines regarding joint employment. This may be an early indication of what to expect from … Read more

This is the first post in a series discussing some basic employment law terms. I hope this will help employers better understand the words that frequently come up in employment law. If there’s a term you’re wondering about that isn’t discussed here, let me know. A “ADA”:  The federal Americans with Disabilities Act. This law prohibits employers … Read more