The U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division ("DOL") has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") to rescind its 2024 final rule on worker classification and largely readopt the 2021 rule's "economic reality"...more
2/27/2026
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On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its highly anticipated Final Rule, which revises the criteria for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor...more
1/18/2024
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