Massachusetts contractor willfully and repeatedly exposed workers to safety hazards, according to the US Dept. of Labor Occupational Safety and health Administration . March 4, 2026 Industry groups ...

The debate over independent contractors is taking off again. In recent weeks, the Department of Labor issued its long-awaited independent contractor rule. The new directive reverses a Biden-era ...

What the federal government considers an independent contractor vs. an employee is once again changing based on the change in administration. The U.S. Department of Labor is reviewing a 2024 ...

Jeffrey D. Pollack writes: An issue that routinely arises in the labor field is whether a worker is an "independent contractor" or an "employee." Misclassification of workers as independent ...

DOL Secretary Chavez DeRemer participated in ATA's Mid-Year Management Session keynote shortly after DOL shunned the 2024 independent contractor rule. The Department of Labor will no longer use the ...

On February 26, 2026, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed new rule for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The Trump administration has hit ...