How much of Ellen's "down time" counts as compensable work under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act?

The U.S. Labor Department announced today that it has entered into a cooperative alliance aimed at eliminating the misclassification of employees as "independent contractors".

The U.S. Labor Department's investigative focus on some of the nation's preeminent homebuilders is simply a reflection of the administration's longstanding interest in construction as a so-called "fissured industry".