DOL Proposed Rule on Independent Contractors

On February 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that would rescind the Biden Administration’s 2024 independent contractor rule and replace it with a modified version of the Trump Administration’s 2021 rule. For the first time, the DOL also proposes to expressly extend this analytical framework to…... By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP