{"id":3363,"date":"2021-04-14T17:10:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T22:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=3363"},"modified":"2021-04-14T17:10:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T22:10:03","slug":"hr-newsletter-independent-contractor-rule-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/14\/hr-newsletter-independent-contractor-rule-update\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter: Independent Contractor Rule Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/April2021_IndependentContractor.jpg\" alt=\"Independent Contractor\" width=\"1200\" height=\"545\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On March 11, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/newsroom\/releases\/whd\/whd20210311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> a proposal to rescind the independent contractor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/public-inspection\/2020-29274\/independent-contractor-status-under-the-fair-labor-standards-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">final rule<\/a>. The final rule was published on Jan. 7, 2021 and is scheduled to become effective on May 7, 2021. The DOL\u2019s position is that adopting the rule would significantly weaken worker protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).<\/p>\n<p>Although the final rule\u2019s effective date has technically not yet been canceled,\u00a0 this proposal signals the DOL\u2019s intention to roll back the worker classification test established by the rule at the end of President Donald Trump\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, employers should continue to monitor DOL communications on this topic for updates regarding worker classification obligations.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Click the following link to read our new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/April2021_ComplianceOverview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HR Compliance Overview \u2013 Status of the DOL\u2019s Independent Contractor Rule<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/April2021_ComplianceOverview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/April2021_ComplianceOverview_PDF.jpg\" alt=\"HR Compliance Overview\" width=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 11, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposal to rescind the independent contractor final rule. 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