New regulations codify decades of case law over the state test used to classify employees. They've faced opposition from business groups who say they create uncertainty.

The U.S. Department of Labor is set to issue a Proposed Rule that will have a significant impact on the test used to determine whether someone is an independent contractor or an employee under the ...

The opening of the long-awaited LAX People Mover train is getting pushed back, again.

The DOL announced that it will not enforce the 2024 independent contractor rule. The pre-2024 multi-factor test will be used for FLSA worker classification disputes. This guidance applies only to DOL ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. For years at this point, it’s been clear that the ABC test, ...

A US Air Force civilian contractor was killed when she walked into a drone’s rotating propeller at a California airfield — after losing “situational awareness” while glued to a data recording device, ...

When you are involved in the construction of balconies and handrails, you may find yourself thinking, "I want to demonstrate the skills I have acquired on-site as a qualification," or "I want to ...

Cal-Cert™ is now the largest construction materials testing (CMT) calibration service provider in the United States. Accredited Labs has brought five of its CMT-focused brands together under the ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services took too little time testing how the many components of the troubled HealthCare.gov worked together before rolling out the insurance marketplace, ...

The National Labor Relations Board reinstated an Obama-era independent contractor test Tuesday, departing from a more employer-friendly test adopted during the Trump administration. The Board held ...

Google has tasked some of its large contract workforce with helping to evaluate the quality of responses produced by its AI-powered chatbot, and contractors say they're often not given enough time to ...

Meta had call-center contractors place some Muse AI calls in a test for half its employees, then rolled it back for now.