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Kamran Mirrafati is a partner and litigation lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. His practice covers a wide range of labor and employment law with a particular focus on management-side labor … Read full bio
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Industries that rely on independent contractors should review potential impacts of the new rule and make sure their independent contractor documentation is squared away.
Whoever wins the White House and controls Congress is likely to affect important issues tied to compensation and healthcare.
The court filings seek to overturn two injunctions federal courts imposed after finding the Department of Labor's new conduct standard is too similar to a previous one vacated in 2018.
If the DOL's proposal moves forward, salaried workers who make $55,000 or less a year will become eligible for overtime.
The proposal would increase the salary threshold from $35,568.
