October 24, 2024
Four freelance writers will ask the Eleventh Circuit to look at their case challenging the U.S. Department of Labor's final rule determining whether workers are independent contractors under federal law, appealing a Georgia federal court decision.
October 08, 2024
Four freelance writers and editors failed to show how they are being hurt by the U.S. Department of Labor's final rule determining whether workers are independent contractors under federal law, a Georgia federal judge ruled, tossing their suit challenging the rule.
March 18, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor's independent contractor rule, which is finally in effect after a Texas federal judge threw out the agency's earlier iteration under President Joe Biden, remains under threat in the courts and in Congress. Here, Law360 reviews five efforts to sink the rule.
January 16, 2024
Freelance writers backed by a conservative legal organization aimed to revoke the Biden administration's new rule on classifying workers as independent contractors, claiming in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the "vague" directive violated federal law.