The administration may decide to return to the “economic reality” standard it articulated in a final rule released at the ...

The Department of Labor sent a proposed rule on independent contractor classifications to the White House, taking the first ...

An independent contractor is someone who works for a business or company but is not an employee. The IRS uses three categories of evidence to determine if someone is an independent contractor or ...

An employer is required to withhold income, Social Security and Medicare tax from their employee’s pay. They also pay half of ...

The DOL’s new rule on independent contractors could lead to more workers being eligible for retirement plans, depending on plan language and type. The Department of Labor’s final rule on employee ...

On May 5, 2025, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development opened a 60-day comment period on a proposed regulation that would make it harder for independent contractors to contract ...

Are people who work with your business “independent contractors” or “employees?” The answer can be like the Florida weather: if you don’t like it, wait five minutes — or its business equivalent.

Are you looking for more flexible work at home jobs? Working as an independent contractor allows you to set your own sch ...

If the work environment, including plant, warehouse, site or equipment, was unsafe and that caused the injury, liability can ...

Alinity Wealth made the jump to Mariner’s 1099 channel to add capabilities while maintaining “ownership, autonomy and ...

As a former claims handler and fraud investigator, Jason Metz has worked on a multitude of complex and multifaceted claims. The insurance industry can be seemingly opaque, and Jason enjoys breaking ...