The DOL proposed a new rule to simplify independent contractor classification, reverting to a framework similar to the 2021 rule.

Industry groups are applauding the U.S. Labor Dept.’s recent proposal to rescind a 2024 final regulation that makes it harder for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors under the ...

We’ve written before about the “tennis match” that describes how, with changes in presidential parties, the Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed different tests to determine whether workers are ...

Employee or independent contractor? Many companies, such as Prime, rely on owner-operators and could be affected by changes in how "employees" are determined under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In a ...

Department of Labor releases proposed rule using economic reality test to help employers determine worker classification under Fair Labor Standards Act.

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 ...

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 ...

The 2024 final rule creates an ambiguous and difficult-to-interpret standard for determining independent contractor status." ...

The trucking industry has strong opinions about regulators’ independent contractor classification rules. But how important are these rules? The classification concerns a regulation that has little ...

Learn the pros and cons of hiring contractors vs. employees to determine which type of worker is the best for your business.

Congress should consider statutory approaches to ease independent contractors’ access to employment benefits, Sen. Bill Cassidy, chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, ...