IN-DEPTH: Labor Department’s Final Rule Could Redefine Independent Contractors as Employees

The new rules uses a multifactor analysis to redefine who can be considered an independent contractor.

Truckers transport cargo in the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Nov. 29, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Department of Labor’s new final rule redefining who can be classified as an independent contractor takes effect next month.

The Biden administration says the new rule aims to protect workers misclassified as independent contractors and denied protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).