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Lawsuit seeks to preserve employment freedom for independent workers


Lawsuit seeks to preserve employment freedom for independent workers
Coalition for Workforce Innovation, builders groups want to stop DOL from rescinding Trump-era rule around employment status
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As legal and legislative battles pop up around the country over worker misclassification, a new lawsuit is seeking to restore a Trump-era rule that could decide the future of gig employees. (Photo: Shutterstock)
As was expected, the Biden administration formally killed a Trump-era rule on the definition of independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. On March 11, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor announced it was withdrawing the rule, which was initially passed in the last few months of the Trump administration. While the new administration offered no immediate replacement for the rule, legislation passed in the U.S. House on March 9 offered a glimpse as to where the Democrats are heading. ....

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