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May 29, 2024
Contractor Rule Combats Misclassification, Nonprofits Say
The U.S. Department of Labor's updated independent contractor classification rule is necessary to combat misclassification that a previous version of the rule exacerbated, two nonprofits said in a brief opposing business groups' challenge to the rule.
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May 28, 2024
Contractor Rule Doesn't Hurt Groups Challenging It, DOL Says
The U.S. Department of Labor's final rule sorting out workers' independent contractor classification incorporates long-used standards, and therefore the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other groups' arguments of harm aren't plausible, the department told a Texas federal court.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.