Employment Law Update: May Day! The Department of Labor Pauses Enforcement of the Controversial Independent Contractor Rule
By EsqSocial Corporation 08/05/25
In a significant shift for businesses, nonprofit organizations and gig-economy workers, the Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced on May 1st that it will no longer enforce the 2024 independent contractor rule (which outlined the framework for determining employee or independent contractor status under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act) as it works to rescind the regulation entirely....
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