In the ongoing battle over labor policy, the Trump administration has signaled plans to abandon or at least revise its defense of two Biden-Era lawsuits and their underlying initiatives.
The DOL’s Independent Contractor Rule
On January 24, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) request to delay oral arguments set for early February in a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s 2024 rule on classifying workers as independent contractors or employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).… Continue Reading