Seyfarth Synopsis: This first part of a multi-part series explores the implications of the Department of Labor’s proposed independent contractor rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Specifically, ...

Is that truck driver an employee or an owner-operator? The U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule on determining independent contractor status outlines six factors to be analyzed in a multi-factor ...

The ability of more than 300,000 financial advisors to continue working as independent contractors under a proposed Labor Department rule will hinge upon how much control they can prove they have over ...

Over the last 20 years, LEDs have made lighting more efficient, smarter, and versatile. Luminaire level lighting controls (LLLCs) are helping to integrate these benefits into individual LED luminaires ...

BIM facilitates prefabrication and grade-control systems simplify excavation and installation of prefab elements creating a quantum leap in efficiency and quality control to set the standard for ...

Bid credits are the amount saved when a contractor removes the cost of insurance from its bid. "If you look at the number of CCIPs fifteen years ago, they might have been five to eight percent" of the ...

On October 11, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) defining employee versus independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act. We ...