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  1. November 14, 2024

    DOL Should Prevail In Contractor Rule Battle, Judge Says

    A Tennessee federal magistrate judge recommended tossing two freelance writers' challenge to the U.S. Department of Labor's new rule regulating whether workers are independent contractors or employees under federal law, saying the writers failed to show the regulation has harmed them.

  2. April 25, 2024

    DOL's Contractor Rule Must Stay In Place, Groups Say

    The U.S. Department of Labor's rule sorting out whether workers' are employees or independent contractors should be left in place because it tackles a lingering misclassification problem, two nonprofits said, urging a Tennessee federal court to disregard two freelance writers' challenge to the rule.

  3. March 18, 2024

    5 Threats To DOL's Independent Contractor Rule

    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.

  4. February 22, 2024

    Freelance Writers Seek To Block Independent Contractor Rule

    The U.S. Department of Labor's new rule regulating whether workers are independent contractors or employees under federal law muddies the classification waters and might put freelance journalists out of work, two freelancers said in a lawsuit in Tennessee federal court.