Independent Contractors v. Employees on Labor Dept. Agenda

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is looking to offer help for employers that need clarification on whether their workers are employees or independent contractors, according to a speech that Dr. David Weil, an administrator for the division, gave at New York University’s 68th Annual Conference on Labor.  Weil was a speaker at the June 4-5 conference, which focused specifically on how companies define employees. During his address, he indicated that the division was going to soon issue an administrative interpretation that would clarify independent cont...