DOL Issues New Independent Contractor Rule

October 12, 2022 by Melanie Waddell

The Labor Department released Tuesday a proposed rule that would replace the existing 2021 test under the Fair Labor Standards Act used to determine worker classification as either an independent contractor or an employee.

The new Labor rule would replace the 2021 rule that went into effect as a result of a ruling in March by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas that Labor’s delay and withdrawal of its independent contractor rule violated the Administrative Procedure Act.

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Originally Posted at ThinkAdvisor on October 11, 2022 by Melanie Waddell.