By Richard Reibstein (June 7, 2017, 4:33 PM EDT) -- On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a short, three-sentence news release where recently-confirmed U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announced that he has withdrawn the DOL's formal guidance on two key issues facing businesses: joint employment and independent contractors. The first guidance on joint employment, which was issued in 2016, had caused an uproar in the business community, especially in the area of franchisors alleged to be joint employers with franchisees. The independent contractor guidance was issued on July 15, 2015, in an administrator's interpretation. It was not controversial; in fact, while it was portrayed by many commentators as a dramatic move by the DOL to crack down on businesses that misclassify employees as independent contractors, it did not actually make any meaningful changes in the DOL's legal position....
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