Independent workers make up about 45% of the U.S. workforce, according to a 2023 report by MBO Partners, a platform dedicated to their needs. That's more than 72 million Americans altogether, with ...

The U.S. Department of Labor published its final rule on employee or independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act on Jan. 10, 2024. The final rule implements a six-factor ...

On Jan. 10, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published final regulatory guidance addressing the classification of workers as independent contractors under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ...

On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its Final Rule on the standard for determining who is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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 ...

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 ...

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su said rule restores a six-factor test that helps employers and courts determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. The U.S. Dept. of Labor has ...

The Labor Department’s new independent contractor rule goes into effect on March 11, but it’s already causing a stir. The House Committee on Small Business on Thursday raised concerns over the DOL’s ...

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 ...

DOL Secretary Chavez DeRemer participated in ATA's Mid-Year Management Session keynote shortly after DOL shunned the 2024 independent contractor rule. The Department of Labor will no longer use the ...

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 ...

Two weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Labor published a new rule to distinguish between employees and independent contractors. It also published more than 300 pages of “guidance” to explain what the ...