"The proposed rule is essentially a readoption of the Trump administration's 2021 rule with only minor modifications. The DOL explicitly states it is rescinding the 2024 Biden Rule and readopting the 2021 Rule with a few updates. The key structural elements are identical: the same two-core-factor framework and the same three additional guidepost factors. The modifications are minimal. The DOL's proposed rule also dedicates extensive analysis to past court decisions, concluding that this standard formalizes how courts have been deciding independent contractor cases across administrations for decades."  MORE >>