Archive for December, 2022

DOL to target companies who misclassify workers

The U.S. Department of Labor proposed a rule change designed to target employee misclassification.

The proposed rule change would rescind a Trump-era rule from 2021, and would impact a number of industries including construction, healthcare, trucking, food service and retail.

Jessica Looman, Principal Deputy Administrator at the DOL, announced the plans to protect low-wage workers from being misclassified as independent contractors.  Continue reading →