The Coalition to Promote Independent Entrepreneurs is disappointed in the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) announcement on May 5, 2021, that it withdrew its final regulations updating the definition of “employee” for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).

The Coalition to Promote Independent Entrepreneurs submitted comments on April 12, 2021, urging the U.S. Department of Labor not to withdraw the final regulations on Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. To read the comments, click here. In the comments, the Coalition respectfully urged DOL not to withdraw…

The Coalition to Promote Independent Entrepreneurs and the Foundation for Government Accountability submitted joint comments on February 19, 2021, urging the U.S. Department of Labor not to delay the effective date of the final regulations on Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act from March 8, 2021, to…

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced a proposal to delay the effective date for the final regulations on “Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.” The current effective date is March 8, 2021. The proposal would delay the effective date to May 7, 2021.…

The final regulations on Independent Contractor Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), which the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued on January 6, 2021, are in substance a restatement and refinement of the law, based on court decisions interpreting the term “employee” for purposes of the FLSA. These…