- The DOL unveiled its final independent contractor rule last week; it will take effect March 11. It establishes a six-factor test for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor. Link here.
- Microsoft is converting a group of 77 subcontracted temps into unionized employees, bucking an industry trend and expanding organized labor’s new foothold at the software giant. Note: the activism of Communications Workers of America (CWA) led to this, as well as both the Los Angeles Times and Conde Nast converting contract workers to direct employees. Read more here.
- The NLRB's expansion of its joint employer rule has been delayed -- now set for February 26.
- As in the US, Canada is experiencing a surge in labor activity. See here.
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The DOL Unveiled its Final Independent Contractor Rule

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