Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“2026 Proposed Rule”) that would again revise the standard used to determine whether a worker is properly classified as an ...

Learn the pros and cons of hiring contractors vs. employees to determine which type of worker is the best for your business.

Some employers that rely on staffing arrangements, franchise relationships, or independent contractors may see meaningful ...

An independent contractor is someone who works for a business or company but is not an employee. The IRS uses three categories of evidence to determine if someone is an independent contractor or ...

Do you want to work remotely as an independent contractor? There are pros and cons to this. As an independent contracto ...

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 ...

As the Department of Labor’s (DOL) composition ebbs and flows from administration to administration, so does the guidance employers receive on one of the most challenging questions in workforce ...

The trucking industry has strong opinions about regulators’ independent contractor classification rules. But how important are these rules? The classification concerns a regulation that has little ...

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

Independent contractors (ICs), or freelancers, encompass a wide range of workers throughout New York State, including gig workers in the entertainment industry (such as actors, dancers, and models), ...

NJ Department of Labor’s independent contractor rule remains under review Freelancers, NJBIA, lawmakers and others raise concerns Murphy emphasizes public input and ongoing debate According to Gov.