A proposed independent contractor rule from the Department of Labor returns to a Trump-era standard. The Department of Labor proposed a new independent contractor test that makes it easier for ...
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 ...
The independent contractor test under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which determines whether an individual is classified as an employee or an independent contractor, has started to resemble a ...