January 24th 2021
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed rule to expand the number of workers who businesses can classify as independent contractors represents the agency’s latest attempt to reduce company accountability for employment conditions. The rule further fuels the...
A quarter of temporary layoffs in the US may be permanent, says Goldman Sachs. According to an economist at the company, recent hiring patterns suggest that nearly a fourth of the 9.2 million temporarily laid off workers may be unable to return to their current...
The Department of Labor's rule restricting certain workers from taking leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act has been struck down. A New York federal judge found that the rule's denial of benefits to workers of employers that "do...not have work"...