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27Feb

Fifth Circuit Provides Positive Guidance on Independent Contractor Classification

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Applying the “economic realities” test, the Fifth Circuit (with jurisdiction over federal courts in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) recently held that a consultant for an oil and gas company was not subject to FLSA overtime requirements because he...
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Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/fifth-circuit-provides-positive-90770/

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