Executive Director Jeremy Gottschalk represented the Marketplace Industry Association before the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division in connection with proposed regulations concerning independent contractor status. The new regulations aim to redefine the term “independent contractor,” replacing the currently operative regulations issued during the Trump Administration.

Here’s three different types of fraud that marketplaces confront, the associated challenges, and the applicable solutions.

Technology used by law enforcement internationally to track child predators online is now available for public and private sector use.

California’s Assembly Bill 5, also known simply as “AB5,” is set to become law - it goes into effect January 1, 2020. What many in the marketplace ecosystem have not considered until recently, especially those headquartered outside of California and those without operations in the State, is how AB5 may adversely impact their business.

This feature once again demonstrates the depth and breadth of LGBTQ involvement, service and leadership throughout the region.