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p; The Department of Labor just blinked. Again. In its latest move, the agency announced that it’s stepping back from its own 2024 independent contractor rule and reverting to older, more flexible standards. That’s not just a procedural shift—it’s a clear signal that the DOL may be moving away from stricter employee classif
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ation altogether. TL;DR: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2025-1, signaling a pause in enforcement of the 2024 rule on independent contractor classification. Until further notice, WHD investigations will rely instead on preexisting guidance: Fact Sheet 13 (2008) and