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Cranfill Sumner LLP

We Can Work It Out: U.S. Department of Labor Pauses Reliance on 2024 Independent Contractor Rule in its Enforcement of Independent...

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is again signaling changes in how it will evaluate independent contractor relationships in its enforcement actions. In 2024, the department issued a final rule that revised the standards...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

DOL Pauses Enforcement of 2024 Rule on Independent Contractor Classifications

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In February 2024, we reported the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Final Rule revising the DOL’s guidance on how to analyze who is an employee or independent contractor for purposes of minimum wage and overtime pay...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Businesses Get a Break: DOL Won’t Enforce 2024 Independent Contractor Rule

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will no longer apply the 2024 independent contractor final rule when analyzing whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The...more

Brooks Pierce

Update: DOL Investigators Directed Not to Apply 2024 Independent Contractor Rule

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New U.S. DOL Guidance on Independent Contractor vs. Employee Analysis -On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (“U.S. DOL”) Wage & Hour Division issued a field assistance bulletin (“FAB”) to guide investigators on...more

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