On February 26, 2026, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed new rule for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

The debate over independent contractors is taking off again. In recent weeks, the Department of Labor issued its long-awaited independent contractor rule. The new directive reverses a Biden-era ...

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recently issued guidance on its independent contractor misclassification enforcement. The guidance comes as the 2024 Independent Contractor Rule is ...

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) defines the word "employee" as "any individual employed by an employer." 29 U.S.C. §203(e)(1). The FLSA also includes a definition of "employ" as "suffer or permit ...

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 upcoming Department of Labor regulation on worker classification is unlikely to impact legal rulings, as courts, not agencies, decide worker status, and most litigation is driven by state laws.

Massachusetts contractor willfully and repeatedly exposed workers to safety hazards, according to the US Dept. of Labor Occupational Safety and health Administration . March 4, 2026 Industry groups ...