Employment Law and Labour Law

Each week, Crowell & Moring's State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Here are last week's updates.

Are you considering finance and accounting outsourcing? Did you already offload a portion of your work to an outsourced professional? Whether you are in the process of transitioning certain roles...

Did you know that companies have an average cost savings of at least 20% when they outsource accounting? How about that 65% of businesses agree that outsourcing accounting functions unlocks...

As U.S. employers adapt to wide-ranging executive orders, sweeping changes at federal agencies and a growing patchwork of state and local regulations, they are bracing for significant challenges over the next year—both from a workforce management and legal perspective.

On May 6, Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed House Enrolled Act No. 1125 into law, making Indiana the latest state to enact a statutory framework for regulating earned wage access (EWA) products.

On April 24, 2025, the Florida House and Senate passed the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act, designed to foster economic growth, protect business interests, and enhance the state's investment climate by strengthening protections for covered employers with covered noncompete and garden leave agreements. If signed by Gov. DeSantis, the CHOICE Act would take effect on July 1, 2025.

On April 24, 2025, the Florida House and Senate passed the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act, designed to foster economic growth, protect business interests, and enhance the state's investment climate by strengthening protections for covered employers with covered noncompete and garden leave agreements. If signed by Gov. DeSantis, the CHOICE Act would take effect on July 1, 2025.

Classifying a worker as an independent contractor rather than an employee can be one of the more complicated—and risky—decisions an employer can make, as misclassification can lead to serious legal...

The DOL recently signaled the return to a (slightly) more flexible test for independent contractor status.

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") provides an exemption from its overtime requirements for employees covered by the Motor Carrier Act.

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As of June 1, 2012, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received a total of approximately 74,300 H-1B cap filings for employment in FY 2013.