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 ...

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 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 educational requisites necessary to land a skilled labor position can range from a two-week certification to 10+ years of specialized collegiate education. The educational requisites necessary to ...

The U.S. Department of Labor released a proposed rule to revise how it defines independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act, with a potentially problematic change that will affect ...

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 ...