Top Shelf - Human Resources

This Podcast brings our February series Employee vs. Independent

Contractor into final focus and summary. The government is focused on

Small Business and the mis-classification of employees as Independent

Contractors, so WAKE UP SMALL BUSINESS, don't get your doors closed

over this stuff.

This Podcast cuts through the slop, and sets the record straight as to who and what is an Independent Contractor, and who and what is an employee. Wake up Small Business, the DOL is coming to assure you have it right. Get your education on, and be aware, then call Top Shelf - HR 1-810-824-3022 for the right help.

Per SHRM if you hire contract workers, there are new rules from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) you should be aware of.

The key issue focuses on contract employees who are shared by more than one employer, and who is liable for the workers' pay and hours under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

More businesses are changing their staffing models by sharing employees or using staffing agencies, according to DOL Wage and Hour Administrator David Weil, explaining why the department issued guidance—Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2016-1—on joint employment. (SHRM, 2016)