The emphasis on confidentiality goes back decades to the earliest factories. It was a way for managers to maintain control. That's no longer practical.

In the wake of a landmark lawsuit settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Founders Pavilion Inc. is no more.

The DOL since 2012 has collected more than $18 million in back wages for more than 19,000 workers who were misclassified as independent contractors.

The new law, lawyers writing for the Assocation of Corporate Counsel say, could take (employers) out of compliance in other areas of wage and hour law that are dependent upon the value of the state minimum wage.