The Unemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession Readiness Act, S. 3140[1] and H.R. 6071,[2] introduced on October 26, 2023, would infuse a critical element of the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023, H.R. 20, and S. 567, into state unemployment statutes. The bill would, among other things,…

The Coalition to Promote Independent Entrepreneurs is disappointed in the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) announcement on May 5, 2021, that it withdrew its final regulations updating the definition of “employee” for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).

The Coalition to Promote Independent Entrepreneurs submitted comments on April 12, 2021, urging the U.S. Department of Labor not to withdraw the final regulations on Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. To read the comments, click here. In the comments, the Coalition respectfully urged DOL not to withdraw…