The Department of Labor intends to rescind a 2024 rule on independent contractor classification, according to its regulatory agenda. The agency did not signal how it intends to change the rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The rule is a method of determining if a worker is an independent contractor or a full-time employee, and therefore owed benefits by their employer. For construction, the rule is significant in determining if someone is employed as a subcontractor or directly by the general contractor on the jobsite. The current framework uses a “totality of the circumstances” method, weighing six major factors considered by the DOL to determine employer status. Groups representing construction employers had opposed the Biden-era rule and now applaud its imminent repeal.

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