Labor Department Reviewing Independent Contractor Rule

Labor Department Reviewing Independent Contractor Rule

The Labor Department is reviewing the Biden administration’s 2024 worker classification guidance, which directs employers on how to determine whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor.

New Jersey Labor Department Proposes New Independent Contractor Rules – News/Media Alliance

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has filed a notice of proposal for new proposed rules with the state Office of Administrative Law.  The rules would codify the NJDOL’s interpretation of the ABC test for independent contractor status under the New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law, the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law, and the New Jersey Wage Payment law, among other New Jersey laws. The notice of proposal for n…

U.S. Department of Labor Issues New FLSA Independent Contractor Guidance

On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published FAB No. 2025-1, providing guidance to its field staff on the analysis to apply when determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or employee for purposes of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) enforcement. The independent contractor vs. employee analysis under the FLSA has fluctuated for more than a decade. The applicable analysis has always revolved around the economic realit…

ATA applauds suspension of independent contractor rule

WASHINGTON — The American Trucking Associations is commending the U.S. Department of Labor for issuing a notice directing agency investigators to not apply the Biden-era independent contractor rule in enforcement matters. “We welcome today’s announcement that the Department will no longer use the Biden-era independent contractor rule to determine whether an individual is an employee or contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act,” said Chris S…