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

The Labor Department wants to tear up its own independent contractor rule and start over – and HR teams should pay close attention. On February 27, 2026, the Department of Labor published a proposed ...

A proposed independent contractor rule from the Department of Labor returns to a Trump-era standard. The Department of Labor ...

An independent contractor is someone who works for a business or company but is not an employee. The IRS uses three categories of evidence to determine if someone is an independent contractor or ...

As the Department of Labor’s (DOL) composition ebbs and flows from administration to administration, so does the guidance employers receive on one of the most challenging questions in workforce ...

Companies should also consider an internal audit of risky independent contractor decisions to determine independent ...

In a recent development, the U.S. Department of Labor confirmed it will stop enforcing the Biden-era rule on independent contractor classification. This reversal represents a meaningful victory for ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals gave more guidance to employers on the “economic reality test” used to distinguish employees from independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA ...

Independent contractors (ICs), or freelancers, encompass a wide range of workers throughout New York State, including gig workers in the entertainment industry (such as actors, dancers, and models), ...