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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: It’s official – the U.S. Department of Labor has withdrawn the Independent Contractor Rule that was to become effective on May 7 th. The rule – proposed by the DOL during the Trump administration –  had overwhelming support from business groups, as it would have given companies greater flexibility in classifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees. The withdrawal comes as no surprise. The Biden administration had previously delayed the effective date of the rule pursuant to a regulatory freeze on rules ...

Labor secretary statement on independent contractors a preview of policy shifts Walsh speaks and the market reacts, but the big events still lie ahead Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves A statement by Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh last week about the question of gig workers versus full-time employees sent the stock prices of several companies heavily reliant on independent contractors plummeting. But beyond that immediate reaction, the statement and what occurred in its wake can be seen as one of the first significant developments in what will be a key labor issue facing the Biden adminis...

The General Assembly’s Education Committee likely finished up its work for this legislative session and approved a final flurry of bills prior to its April 6, 2021 deadline for approving and advancing bills out of committee. Here is a summary of the bills approved by the Education Committee (which now await action by the full General Assembly). “TUITIONING OUT” ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS S.B. No. 1036 (“ An Act Authorizing Boards Of Education To Pay Tuition To Another Board Of Education For The Purpose Of Enrolling Its Elementary School Students In Such Other School Distri...

Our two prior blog posts, found here and here, covered the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee’s final flurry of activity of approving and advancing bills out of committee.  In addition to the bills that we have already summarized, here is a brief summary of other bills approved by the Committee (and which now await action by the full General Assembly).  OSHA H.B. No. 6477 (“ An Act Concerning Volunteer Fire Departments And Ambulance Companies And The Definition Of Employer Under The State Occupational Safety And Health Act ”) would clarify the definition of �...

In Rocky Hill, CTPharma Solutions recently invested more than $15 million to acquire and outfit a 216,000-square-foot marijuana growing facility, following expansions by several of the state’s other licensed growers over the past two years. The producers are building capacity to meet the growing needs of the nearly seven-year-old medical marijuana program as it adds more qualifying medical conditions, but they’re also positioning themselves for the potential legalization of adult-use recreational marijuana, which is being weighed by state lawmakers. Advocates of a recreational marijuana i...