The latest proposal would replace the Biden-era rule with an analysis for employee classification, similar to the one adopted by the Trump administration in 2021.

The DOL proposed a new rule to simplify independent contractor classification, reverting to a framework similar to the 2021 rule.

The Labor Department wants to tear up its own independent contractor rule and start over – and HR teams should pay close attention. On February 27, 2026, the Department of Labor published a proposed ...

The newly proposed standard for determining whether an individual is an employee or independent contractor largely tracks the standard developed back in 2021, under the first Trump administration. The ...