ASAToday for July 3rd, 2025

This Week in Congress The House and Senate are not in session this week.  Last week, the Senate briefly convened to consider the must-pass defense authorization bill and it awaits final passage once the Senate returns on November 13, 2022. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

DOL Publishes Independent Contractor Proposed Rule On October 13, 2022, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) proposed a rule that would determine whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the FLSA, companies are required to provide benefits such as minimum wage…

NLRB Proposes New Joint Employer Rules In September, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proposed new rules for determining when businesses will be considered joint employers for the purposes of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).  Comments on the proposed rules are due November 7th.  The concept of joint employers and the determination of when…