Attention Employers: U.S. Department of Labor’s Proposed Independent Contractor Rule Returns to Pro-business “Economic” Reality Test
On February 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule for determining employee or independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). If adopted, the proposed rule would rescind the DOL’s 2024 Rule—which utilizes a complex six-factor “totality of the circumstances” test—and replace it with an “economic reality” test […]
Clean Water Cafe & Pizzabilities
The Clean Water Cafe in Parsippany, NJ, is a nonprofit coffeehouse where every purchase provide clean drinking water to communities in Africa and Central America, while creating meaningful employment for adults with special needs.
Pizzabilities in Alpine, CA, shares that mission of inclusion–offering employment to individuals with disabilities in a supportive pizzeria where “pizza and abilities rise together.”
NFC was honored to supported these local businesses by drinking and eating with purpose and changing lives.