When you’re a small business, you may not have the resources (nor the need) for a full-time staff. You might choose to have one or two employees who work part-time, one or two who work full-time, or, ...

In 2025, 422 new bookstores opened in the U.S., a 31% jump from the year before. Why? Because amid frustration and anger, ...

In May, the New Mexico Legislature passed a bill to give independent voters the right to vote in some primary elections. The Nevada Legislature did the same last month, although the governor vetoed ...

The news marks a key signal for employment law watchers in a long-contested policy area. DOL’s independent contractor regulations — also known as its “gig worker” regulations — set forth the criteria ...

When you are an independent contractor, you are a business owner regardless of whether you have a formal entity or a business license. For purposes of the tax code, you are either a W-2 wage earner as ...

Independent financial advisors often operate their own advisory firms or work with independent businesses as opposed to representing larger brokerages Written By Written by Staff Money Writer, WSJ | ...

If the nation’s political independents somehow formed a party, polls suggest, they could dominate American politics. Two-fifths of Americans identified as independent in 2022, far more than stood with ...

The Department of Labor plans to rescind a controversial independent contractor rule in a move welcomed by truckers. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced Feb. 26 a proposed rule under the ...