DOL Proposes New Rule for Worker Classification—What Employers Need to Know

On Thursday, February 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a long-anticipated proposed rule to guide the DOL’s analysis of whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This proposal would rescind the 2024 Rule established under the Biden administration and reinstate a framework like the one issued at the end of the first Trump administration.... By: Husch Blackwell LLP