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Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

The Wage and Hour Division published this final rule in the Federal Register on January 10, 2024. It took effect on March 11, 2024.

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What the agency says

The U.S. Department of Labor (the Department) is modifying Wage and Hour Division regulations to replace its analysis for determining employee or independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or Act) with an analysis that is more consistent with judicial precedent and the Act's text and purpose.

Key facts

Document number: 2024-00067
Type: Final rule
Action: Final rule
Agency: Labor Department; Wage and Hour Division
Published: January 10, 2024
Takes effect: March 11, 2024
Dates: This final rule is effective on March 11, 2024.
Regulation ID (RIN): 1235-AA43
Code of Federal Regulations: 29 CFR 780; 29 CFR 788; 29 CFR 795
Topics: Agriculture; Child labor; Employment; Forests and forest products; Wages
Pages: 106

The document on federalregister.gov PDF

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Statements of General Policy or Interpretation Not Directly Related to Regulations; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule 2026-20523	Proposed rule	Oct 7
Rescission of Coordinated Enforcement Regulations 2026-17726	Final rule	Aug 31
Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2026 2026-10456 · significant	Final rule	May 27
Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees; Implementation of Federal Court Judgments 2026-09839	Final rule	May 15
Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act 2026-07959 · significant	Proposed rule	Apr 23
Employee or Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act 2026-03962 · significant	Proposed rule	Feb 27
Employment of Workers With Disabilities Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act; Withdrawal 2025-12534	Proposed rule	Jul 7, 2025
Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service 2025-12316	Proposed rule	Jul 2, 2025

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