The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday announced a proposed rule that would define by way of a test whether workers are employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject matter expert, ...

The cost of labor is the amount of employee wages and benefits, plus payroll taxes paid by an employer. The cost of labor can be broken into direct and indirect costs. Direct labor costs are those ...

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) returned Tuesday to an Obama-era standard for determining independent-contractor status — effectively broadening the number of people who have a protected ...

The Department of Labor is chasing Google over claims that there is significant gender pay discrimination within the company. At the moment it's more about access to more information than anything ...

Labor dispatch is an alternative option for foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) looking to hire Chinese staff. While the preparatory work for setting up entities in China may require the assistance of ...