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nvestigators with the Department of Labor (DOL) will no longer apply the 2024 independent contractor rule in enforcement matters, the agency said on May 1.B
acking off Biden’s approach. The Biden-era rule, which took effect in March of last year, was expected to make it more difficult for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors rather than full-time employees. It rescinded a previous rule instituted during President Donald Trump’s first term, and restored a “multifactor economic reality test” for determining if an employee was an independ
ent contractor.The 2024 rule directed businesses to take into account a “totality of circumstances” when analyzing