Protecting the independent contractor status of our financial adviser members is an ongoing area of focus for the team at the Financial Services Institute. With the continuing evolution of the gig ...

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a federal independent contractor rule that could lead to more opportunities for owner-operators across the trucking industry, according to the American ...

For decades, independent financial advisers — not to mention their clients and employees — have lived with a cloud of ambiguity over their heads due to a lack of clear, federal-level protections for ...

While there are plenty of opinions among those in trucking as to what makes an owner-operator truly an "independent contractor," it's easy to forget that new United States Department of Labor guidance ...

Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, joined by Dept. of Labor Sec. Thomas Perez, said Monday he would propose a new bill to close a loophole in the tax code that allows employers to treat full-time workers ...