A new U.S. Department of Labor rule announced Jan. 9 adopts a multistep “economic factors” test for companies to follow to determine whether a worker should be classified as an independent ...

The Trump administration’s Department of Labor is pausing its enforcement of independent contractor rules set up by the Biden administration. The Biden-era guidance, which was finalized in March ...

On January 10, the U.S. Department of Labor (U.S. DOL) published its new final rule regarding the classification of independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The U.S. DOL ...

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 Biden ...

A freelance journalist with over 20 years of experience, Kavin is one of the approximately 60 million independent contractors in America, a number that makes up about a third of the U.S. workforce.

Regulations Independent contractor 'regulatory whiplash': Trucking calls for clarity, preservation of option Matt Cole Jun 4, 2025 Updated Jun 11, 2025 ...