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  1. November 21, 2024

    Contractor Rule Consistent With Loper Bright, DOL Says

    The U.S. Department of Labor urged a Texas federal court to throw out a challenge to its rule regulating whether workers are independent contractors or employees, saying the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to kill Chevron deference has no bearing on this dispute.

  2. July 15, 2024

    7 Wage-Hour Cases To Watch In 2024

    Several legal fights that will dominate the rest of 2024 are variations on the debate around who has the power to make and change laws and who is considered an employee, with the cases challenging the breadth of the U.S. Department of Labor's rulemaking authority in the spotlight. Here, Law360 looks at seven cases to watch in the year's latter half.

  3. July 15, 2024

    Wage Cases To Follow As Justices Rein In Agencies

    A trio of U.S. Supreme Court rulings this term that dulled administrative agencies' power are likely to make an impact on how the U.S. Department of Labor enforces wage and hour law. Here, Law360 reviews six cases where their application is already becoming a point of contention.

  4. July 08, 2024

    Chevron Irrelevant To Independent Contractor Rule, DOL Says

    The U.S. Department of Labor pressed a Texas federal court to toss a suit challenging its independent contractor rule, saying that the rule doesn't hurt the trade groups seeking to invalidate it and that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Chevron decision doesn't move the needle.

  5. July 02, 2024

    Biz Groups Say Chevron Ruling Crushes DOL Contractor Rule

    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision killing the Chevron doctrine shows that the U.S. Department of Labor couldn't toss a Trump-era rule determining workers' independent contractor status and issue a new one, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other groups told a Texas court.

  6. May 29, 2024

    Contractor Rule Combats Misclassification, Nonprofits Say

    The U.S. Department of Labor's updated independent contractor classification rule is necessary to combat misclassification that a previous version of the rule exacerbated, two nonprofits said in a brief opposing business groups' challenge to the rule.

  7. May 28, 2024

    Contractor Rule Doesn't Hurt Groups Challenging It, DOL Says

    The U.S. Department of Labor's final rule sorting out workers' independent contractor classification incorporates long-used standards, and therefore the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other groups' arguments of harm aren't plausible, the department told a Texas federal court.

  8. April 29, 2024

    Business Groups Rally Against Independent Contractor Rule

    The U.S. Department of Labor's rule determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors is confusing and lacks reason, a slew of business groups told a Texas federal court, backing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other entities' bid to nix the rule.

  9. April 18, 2024

    US Chamber, Groups Seek Win In DOL Contractor Rule Spat

    The U.S. Department of Labor acted illegally when it nixed a Trump-era rule determining workers' independent contractor status and issued a new rule, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a slew of trade groups told a Texas federal court.

  10. March 18, 2024

    5 Threats To DOL's Independent Contractor Rule

    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.