DOL Withdraws Independent Contractor And Joint Employment Guidance

On June 7, 2017, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announced that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has withdrawn two informal guidance documents on independent contractor misclassification and joint employment, both issued during the Obama administration.

The DOL issued guidance in 2015 that outlined an “economic realities” test seeking to limit misclassification of employees as independent contractors. In 2016, the DOL issued additional guidance explaining its expansive interpretation of joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the […]

By | June 12th, 2017 ||

Unlawful Dismissal of Pregnant Employee Upon Business Takeover (Cyprus)

In a recent case before the Industrial Disputes Tribunal, the dismissal of a pregnant employee following the takeover of her employer’s business was deemed to be discriminatory and thus unlawful.1

The employee had been employed from June 1 2006 as a marketing officer by a local company dealing with the import, export, purchase and sale of motor vehicles in Cyprus. Pursuant to the terms of employment, her remuneration package had comprised of:

a monthly salary […]

By | June 9th, 2017 ||

Mandatory Paid Sick Leave For Federal Contractors Is Final

On September 29, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued the final rules implementing President Obama’s Executive Order 13706 (“Final Rule”) requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to provide certain employees with up to seven days of paid sick leave annually, including leave for family care and absences related to domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. The Final Rule imposes another set of onerous requirements on federal contractors in addition to the many other […]

By | June 9th, 2017 ||