WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: EMPLOYEE OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT, FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT, AND MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION ACT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Wage and Hour Division has issued a proposed rule called: Employee or Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 27 by Andrew B. Rogers, Administrator, Wage and Hour Division.

Summary: The Department is proposing to rescind the analysis for determining employee or independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) currently set forth in 29 CFR part 795 and replace it with the analysis that it published and adopted in a prior final rule dated January 7, 2021, with a few modifications. In addition, the Department proposes ...