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DOL to Rescind 2024 Independent Contractor Regulation? The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is backing away from the Biden-era independent contractor regulation finalized in January 2024. More specifically, the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued guidance (Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-1, “FLSA Independent Contractor Misclassification Enforcement Guidance”) instructing its field staff to “no longer apply the 2024 Rule’s analysis when determining employee versus independent contractor status in FLSA investigations.” The DOL will be taking this position while it reconsiders the 2024 Rule, “including whether to rescind the regulation.” In the meantime, DOL investigators are instructed to rely on Fact Sheet #13: Employment Relationship Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Finally, the guidance notes that “the 2024 Rule remains in effect for purposes of private litigation.” The first Regulatory Agenda of the second Trump administration—expected sometime in June or July of this year—should provide stakeholders with a clearer picture of the DOL’s intentions regarding a potential rescission of the 2024 independent contractor rule.

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