Department of Labor’s New Interpretation Regarding Independent Contractors
I. DOL’s Administrator’s New Interpretation Redefines Employees and Independent Contractors. On Wednesday, July 15, 2015, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) expanded the workers who will be considered employees rather than independent contractors. The Administrator of DOL’s Wage & Hour Division published “Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2015-1” that broadens coverage of the overtime and minimum wage provisions of the Fair Labor Standards…