JD Supra

U.S. Department of Labor announces final rule on independent contractor classification

On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule that revises the standard for determining whether a worker is properly classified as an employee or an independent ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

US Labor Department’s new independent contractor test

On Jan. 10, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published final regulatory guidance addressing the classification of workers as independent contractors under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ...
Transport Topics

Labor Department Reviewing Independent Contractor Rule

The Department of Labor has announced it is reviewing the Biden administration’s 2024 worker classification guidance, which directs employers on how to determine whether a worker is an employee or ...
Truckinginfo

Labor Department Won't Enforce Biden-Era Independent Contractor Rule

What the federal government considers an independent contractor vs. an employee is once again changing based on the change in administration. The U.S. Department of Labor is reviewing a 2024 ...
Fleet Owner

DOL shuns independent contractor rule

DOL Secretary Chavez DeRemer participated in ATA's Mid-Year Management Session keynote shortly after DOL shunned the 2024 independent contractor rule. The Department of Labor will no longer use the ...
JD Supra

Court Challenges Filed to Final Independent Contractor Rule – But Does It Really Matter?‎

The Trump Administration’s final rule on independent contractor status was issued only days before the Biden Administration took office in 2021. The Biden Labor Department then delayed and ...
Reason

Biden's Independent Contractor Rule Threatens the Evolution of Work

The Labor Department's new Independent Contractor Rule went into effect Monday, threatening gig workers' independent status and the freedom and flexibility such workers have come to expect. The new ...
The Hill

Labor Department’s new independent contractor rule is a mess. We need a clear national standard instead.

Two weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Labor published a new rule to distinguish between employees and independent contractors. It also published more than 300 pages of “guidance” to explain what the ...
Electrical Construction & Maintenance

DOL Announces New Independent Contractor Rule

Employers are set to face new federal guidelines on classifying their workforce, a change that could have an outsized impact on construction contractors. As of March 11, 2024, to be in accord with the ...
The Business Journals

Federal independent contractor rules are changing again

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The Trump administration has hit ...
Law

DOL's Final Rule on Employees and Independent Contractors: How It Will Impact Fla. Employers

Andrew M. Gordon, left, and Lauren Swanson, right, of Hinshaw & Culbertson. Courtesy photos Florida employers should familiarize themselves with the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) recently published ...