Before your business hires workers, you have a big decision to make: Will they be classified as employees or independent contractors? Here are some factors to consider from a business perspective and ...

The best type of worker to hire for your business — an employee or independent contractor — depends on several factors, such as cost, company culture, necessary skills and flexibility. However, ...

March 20, 2025 - The government's employee buyout program — announced on Jan. 28, 2025, and offering virtually all government employees a deferred resignation during which employees would "retain all ...

The misclassification of independent contractors isn’t a problem just during tax season, as state unemployment compensation and workers’ compensation offices increasingly are acting year-round as “the ...

Newly published guidance may mean it will be easier for employers to classify workers as independent contractors under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). On May 1, 2025, the Wage and Hour ...

The U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday published a final rule designed to help employers and workers better understand when a worker qualifies as an employee and when they may be considered an ...

Most construction contracts include a provision stating that the contractor or subcontractor is an independent contractor and not an employee of the owner or contractor. That should settle the matter, ...