<ul><li>The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division will not enforce the agency's 2024 independent contractor rule for Fair Labor Standards Act.</li><li>Field staff are instructed to apply a 2008 fact sheet and a 2019 opinion letter in cases without payments for back pay or penalties.</li><li>The Biden administration's rule may be rescinded, as DOL is still considering its status amidst ongoing litigation.</li><li>The independent contractor rule under Biden aimed to protect workers by evaluating worker-employer relationships based on multiple factors.</li></ul>

DOL orders staff not to enforce Biden-era independent contractor rule

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