Labor and Employment Law Blog

U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Final Rule for Classifying Independent Contractors, Effective March 11, 2024

On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a final rule that imposes a new, six-factor test (see below) for determining whether workers are “independent contractors.” The final rule takes effect on March 11, 2024, and will generally make it more difficult for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors, rather than […]