Brokers and lawyers in the EPLI space have been rapidly regrouping around new guidelines issued earlier this month by the US Dept. of Labor that effectively extend employee status to many more workers.
“At the end of the day, the guidelines seem to make it even more clear that the DOL simply expects that most independent contractors are really employees under the definitions of the Fair Labor Standards Act,” said Thomas Hams, managing director and national EPLI practice leader at Aon Risk Services Central.
Read more at http://www.advisenltd.com/2015/07/29/epli-takes-stock-of-new-guidance-on-worker-classification/
Chapman, Cate. ‘EPLI takes stock of new guidance on worker classification’. ©2015 Advisen Ltd. 07 August 2015.
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