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Biden Administration Wage & Hour Division (WHD) Independent Contractors

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DOL Announces Enforcement Position on Independent Contractor Rule

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On May 1, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin announcing that the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will no longer enforce the 2024 independent contractor Final Rule previously established by the...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Business Groups Challenge Biden Administration’s Delay of Trump-era Independent Contractor Rule

In a complaint filed on March 26, 2021, business groups challenged a U.S. Department of Labor March 4, 2021 final rule to delay the effective date of the Trump-era regulation on independent contractor classification. As we...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Biden Administration Wage and Hour Update: 50 Days In…

We’re 50 days into the Biden administration. Here’s an update on where things stand with respect to wage and hour law at the federal level...more

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DOL Delays Effective Date of Test for Determining Independent Contractor Status

Under the administration of former President Donald Trump, the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed new regulations to simplify the test for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor. The regulations...more

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Biden DOL Shreds Trump-Era Gig Economy Guidance Letter

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The new administration’s efforts to reverse course on many of the gains that gig economy businesses achieved under previous White House leadership took another step friday as the Department of Labor (DOL) withdrew a guidance...more

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