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New Rules in 2022 for Litigating Worker Classification and Section ...


DOL Issues Long-Awaited Independent Contractor Classification ...

On January 9, 2024, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) released its long‑awaited final rule for classifying independent contractors.

U.S. Labor Department Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractors

The final rule is effective March 11, 2024. It implements a six-factor test for worker classification that is in line with judicial precedent.

Punching In: New Biden Worker Classification Test Implemented

However, a federal court reinstated the rule in March 2022, finding that the Biden administration improperly rescinded the Trump standard. In ...

Lawsuits Challenge DOL's New Independent Contractor Rule

The new DOL independent contractor rule, which was published on January 10, 2024, makes it more difficult to classify workers as independent contractors.

Five Questions Companies Are Asking About DOL's New ...

The 2024 rule establishes that companies should look to the economic reality of the relationship to determine whether a worker is an independent contractor or ...

Is Your Workplace Correctly Classifying Employees and ...

On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a Proposed Rule to revise its prior guidance on how to determine who is an employee or ...

A Guide to the DOL's Independent Contractor 2024 Final Rule

No new rule was proposed at that time. In early 2022, a Texas federal court deemed the withdrawal of the 2021 rule unlawful and reinstated it.

US Department of Labor Publishes Its Independent Contractor Final ...

On October 13, 2022, the DOL published a Proposed Rule regarding independent contractor status under the FLSA. The Proposed Rule generated a ...

Which Factors Determine Independent Contractor Status Under ...

It is unclear how the new rule will affect the pending litigation ... classification of workers for FLSA purposes before the effective date.

Employee or Independent Contractor? Department of Labor ...

Under the new rule, six relevant factors, which are non-exhaustive, must be analyzed and considered to determine whether a worker is an employee ...

New independent contractor classification rules for 2024 - SixFifty

The DOL's new rule, effective March 11, 2024, establishes an updated framework for determining whether a worker should be classified as an employee or an ...

Frequently Asked Questions - Final Rule: Employee or Independent ...

Frequently Asked Questions - Final Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor ... On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor published the issuance of ...

DOL Proposes New Independent Contractor Rule

Correctly classifying workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (the FLSA) is a critical compliance area, as employees, not independent ...

DOL Final Independent Contractor Rule Already Facing Legal ...

Following multiple delays, and after ongoing litigation stalled its previous rulemaking attempts, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its ...

Department of Labor Proposes New Rule to Change Independent ...

In the latest development in this ongoing story, the DOL issued a new proposed rule on October 13, 2022 which the department says is consistent ...

Department of Labor Proposes New Rule to Distinguish ...

On October 13, 2022 the Department of Labor (DOL) published a notice of ... labor and employment law, from counseling to litigation. He ...

Legal Experts Weigh-in on Labor Department's Upcoming Worker ...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently indicated that the final version of the worker classification rule it proposed last year will be ...

DOL Publishes Proposed Rule for Employee or Independent ...

On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its proposed rule on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification ...

Labor Department Cements Rule Change on Gig Worker Status (1)

The US Department of Labor released a final rule Tuesday that will make it harder for companies to classify workers as independent ...

U.S. Department of Labor Promulgates Final Independent ...

In January 2021, the DOL under the Trump Administration published the 2021 IC Rule, which elevated two core factors in the worker classification analysis as the ...