27Feb
Fifth Circuit Provides Positive Guidance on Independent Contractor Classification
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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