After the Department of Labor adopted a more business‑friendly approach to classifying independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act in May, many businesses have turned to 1099 workers as a way to sidestep the complexity of employment regulations. But as PSH Partner and Chair of the Employment & Labor Practice Alicia Samolis explains in a recent Bloomberg Law article, even beyond state misclassification laws, an emerging body of law is increasingly regulating independent contractor work – and catching businesses off guard.
