Independent Contractors

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Independent Contractors: Arkansas

  Updated to reflect forthcoming developments regarding independent contractor classification.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Arkansas Changes Independent Contractor Test

• Date:

  May 2, 2025

  Type:

  News

  DOL Won't Enforce Biden-Era Independent Contractor Rule

  A new enforcement policy directs US Department of Labor investigators to apply criteria that make it easier to classify workers as independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Independent Contractors: Iowa

  Updated to reflect forthcoming developments regarding motor carrier safety improvement.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Iowa Shields Independent Contractor Status of Motor Carriers

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Independent Contractors: Minnesota

  Updated to reflect amendments regarding construction employees, effective March 1, 2025.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Independent Contractors: California

  Updated to reflect the Freelance Worker Protection Act, effective January 1, 2025.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Classification: Federal

  Updated to reflect the vacatur of the overtime rule updating and revising the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemption requirements, effective November 15, 2024.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  California Extends ABC Test Exemption for Newspaper Distributors and Carriers

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  California Freelance Worker Protection Act Takes Effect