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  1. April 29, 2024

    Business Groups Rally Against Independent Contractor Rule

    The U.S. Department of Labor's rule determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors is confusing and lacks reason, a slew of business groups told a Texas federal court, backing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other entities' bid to nix the rule.

  2. April 18, 2024

    US Chamber, Groups Seek Win In DOL Contractor Rule Spat

    The U.S. Department of Labor acted illegally when it nixed a Trump-era rule determining workers' independent contractor status and issued a new rule, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a slew of trade groups told a Texas federal court.

  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. March 06, 2024

    Chamber, Trade Groups Revamp Contractor Rule Challenge

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a slew of trade groups revamped their lawsuit in Texas federal court accusing the U.S. Department of Labor of violating federal law when it issued its latest independent contractor rule, alleging it tried to circumvent a court's earlier ruling.

  5. January 25, 2024

    DOL Contractor Rule Critics Aim For Familiar Judge's Review

    As the effective date for the U.S. Department of Labor's independent contractor rule approaches, the Fifth Circuit is mulling critics' request to put it up for review by the Texas federal judge who threw out the agency's last rulemaking.

  6. July 01, 2022

    4 Major Wage-Hour Rulings So Far In 2022

    Wage and hour cases returned to the U.S. Supreme Court after the justices skipped them last term. Meanwhile, lower courts have thwarted President Joe Biden's actions on independent contractor classification and minimum wage. Here, Law360 recaps four major rulings in the first half of 2022.

  7. May 13, 2022

    ​​​​​​​DOL To Appeal Trump-Era Contractor Rule Decision

    The U.S. Department of Labor will ask the Fifth Circuit to undo a Texas district court's decision ruling it flouted certain requirements when it delayed and withdrew a Trump-era independent contractor rule, the agency said in a notice filed Friday.

  8. April 13, 2022

    Labor Department Rules Are Reshaping Wage Enforcement

    Since President Joe Biden took office, the U.S. Department of Labor has been busy undoing the previous administration’s actions and establishing its regulations. From tipped minimum wage to joint employer liability and independent contractor classification, here are six rules that have kept the Biden administration busy.

  9. April 13, 2022

    GOP Urges DOL To Reinstate Trump-Era Contractor Letters

    Two key Republicans on the House Education and Labor Committee asked the U.S. Department of Labor to reinstate two Trump-era opinion letters defining independent contractor parameters, arguing the Biden administration inappropriately withdrew them in an act of "open hostility to workers."

  10. March 15, 2022

    Biden Must Live With Trump Contractor Rule, For Now

    A Texas federal judge's ruling this week that reinstated the Trump administration's independent contractor rule is unlikely to be the last word on the standards used for classifying workers, attorneys told Law360.