United States of America: Judicial Order on Independent Contractor Status rule implementation

Progress

Current status

processing consultation

13 May 2022 under appeal

14 Mar 2022 in force

Scope

Implementers

United States of America

Policy Area

Labour law

Policy Instrument

Worker classification or protection regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

platform intermediary: other

Government Branch

judiciary

Government Body

court

Implementation Level

national

Timeline of events

13 May 2022

under appeal

Filed appeal against Texas Court ruling vacating DOL delay of implementation of Rule on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

On 13 May 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) appealed a decision made by the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The Court ruled that the decisions made by the DOL to initially delay and then withdraw the rule defining independent …

Source

Event type civil lawsuit

Action type appeal

Government branch judiciary

Government body court

14 Mar 2022

in force

Issued Texas Court ruling vacating DOL delay of implementation of Rule on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

On 14 March 2022, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas - Beaumont Division (court) ruled that the decisions made by the Department of Labor (DOL) to initially delay and then withdraw the rule defining independent contractors were …

Source

Event type civil lawsuit

Action type ruling