July 05, 2024
A Louisiana federal judge stayed five business groups' challenge to a U.S. Department of Labor final rule determining which workers are independent contractors or employees under federal law while the companies appeal the court's denial of a preliminary injunction to the Fifth Circuit.
May 21, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday its final rule sorting out whether workers are independent contractors or employees under federal law complies with the law, urging a Louisiana federal judge to toss five business groups' challenge to the rule.
March 18, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor's independent contractor rule, which is finally in effect after a Texas federal judge threw out the agency's earlier iteration under President Joe Biden, remains under threat in the courts and in Congress. Here, Law360 reviews five efforts to sink the rule.
February 09, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor's assertion of a six-pronged test for determining whether workers are rightfully classified as employees and independent contractors is out-of-step with modern business models, a trucking company told a Louisiana federal court in a bid to nix the rule.