DOL Issues Final Rule on Classification of Independent Contractors

Final Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification ...

This final rule will reduce the risk that employees are misclassified as independent contractors while providing a consistent approach for businesses.

As explained above, during the Trump Administration, the DOL adopted the Prior Rule, the first formal independent contractor rule, in an effort ...

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

Under the final rule, the Department will instead rely on the long-standing multifactor “economic reality” test used by courts to determine ...

Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair ...

The 2021 IC Rule explained that independent contractors are not employees under the FLSA and are therefore not subject to the Act's minimum wage ...

U.S. DOL Final Rule on Independent Contractors - Paychex

10, 2024, to provide guidance for employers in determining worker classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). An employee is ...

DOL narrows definition of “independent contractor” under FLSA

DOL announced new test for determining worker classification under the FLSA. · The new rule goes into effect on March 11, 2024. · Companies should ...

Labor Department Releases Independent Contractor Final Rule ...

The Final Rule states that the six factors are to be applied equally, with no factor to be given predetermined weight over other factors. No ...

US Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Independent ...

The final rule became effective March 11, 2024. The final rule formally rescinds the prior more-business-friendly independent contractor rule ...

DOL Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractor Classification

The Final Rule is important to employers from both a cost and compliance perspective because it may result in more workers being classified as employees.

DOL Announces Final Rule on Determining Independent Contractor ...

The 2024 rule reinforces the DOL's pro-employee view of worker classification and may create classification complications for companies reliant ...

DOL Announces Final Rule Affecting Independent Contractor ...

The Final Rule substantially modifies the test for classifying workers as either employees or independent contractors under the FLSA, a federal ...

DOL Issues Final Independent Contractor Rule

With an effective date of March 11, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its long-awaited final rule addressing independent contractor classification.

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.

DOL Issues Long-Awaited Independent Contractor Classification ...

The Department of Labor's final rule for classifying independent contractors replaces the previous Trump-era rule that emphasized two factors.

Department of Labor Independent Contractor Rule Explained

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a final rule (the “Final Rule”) in January of this year, which took effect March 11, 2024 and ...

US Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Independent ...

US Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractor Status ... On January 10, 2024, the US Department of Labor (DOL) published its ...

Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Worker Classification ...

The DOL's Final Rule FAQ page reinforces the practical challenge of classifying many workers as independent contractors. For example, the DOL ...

Independent Contractor vs. Employee Status: The DOL Issues New ...

The final new rule closely shadows the proposed rule published in October 2022. According to the DOL, it continues the notion that a worker isn' ...

DOL Publishes Final Rule on Employee or Independent Contractor ...

The new rule is aimed at expanding protections under the FLSA to more workers and reducing misclassification of independent contractors.

FLSA: Independent Contractor Classification Final Rule - SHRM

The US Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule Jan. 9 that changes the criteria for classifying independent contractors.