Following the DOL’s controversial 2010 Administrative Interpretation concluding that the administrative exemption to overtime does not apply to mortgage loan officers, numerous industry responses followed, including a Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) lawsuit challenging the Interpretation. The MBA suit was initiated pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and sought a court ruling that the DOL

Of continued concern to governmental agencies – departments of labor, taxing authorities, workers compensation and unemployment boards – is the classification of workers as “independent contractors” and resulting exclusion of (and lost revenue from) such individuals from coverage under tax, benefits and wage statutes. Periodically, such agencies seek to coordinate their enforcement efforts with respect to