On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 778), setting the table for its U.S. Senate passage this week.

On Dec. 13, 老牛影视submitted comments opposing the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 independent contractor proposed rule, which eliminates the ABC-supported 2021 final rule鈥檚 emphasis on two 鈥渃ore鈥� factors鈥攁 worker鈥檚 control over their work and their opportunity for profit or loss, both of which are paramount in making an independent contractor determination.听Instead, the department鈥檚 approach is to restore a 鈥渢otality-of-the circumstances鈥� analysis of the 鈥渆conomic reality test.鈥�

On Dec. 7, 老牛影视submitted comments to the National Labor Relations Board urging the board to withdraw the new proposed joint employer rule and retain the current 2020 NLRB final rule, which provides clear criteria for companies to apply when determining status. In the comments, 老牛影视argued that the new proposed rule will cause great confusion and uncertainty among construction contractors, specifically small business owners. More than 11,000 comments were submitted to the docket.

On Oct. 11, the U.S. Department of Labor announced听a new proposal to rescind and replace a commonsense, ABC-supp