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Comment Period: Delayed Effective Date of Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Final Rule

The Department of Labor (DOL) issued notice of the proposed delay in effective date for the final rule entitled, Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, published in the Federal Register on 01/07/2021. In accordance with the Presidential directive as expressed in the memorandum of 01/20/2021, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, the notice proposes to delay the effective date of the final rule until 05/07/2021. The final rule’s current effective date is 03/08/2021. DOL’s Wage and Hour Division seeks comment on the proposed delay, which would allow additional opportunity for review and consideration of the new rule. Read more here.
 

  • February 24, 2021
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