On March 5, ABC, its Southeast Texas chapter, the听, the Financial Services Institute, the American Trucking Associations, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Retail Federation and the National Federation of Independent Business 听in听the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas arguing that the听U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 听is unlawful and a听violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. The district court will review the complaint and response from the U.S. Department of Justice. The final rule goes into effect on March 11.听

鈥�The 2024 final independent contractor rule is confusing, vague and unworkable, and will harm construction workers classified as independent contractors because they will lose crucial opportunities for work. Further, the difficult-to-interpret standards in this final rule strip independent contractors of basic freedoms and rights to choose how they work. Replacing the commonsense 2021 final rule was the wrong move by the U.S. Department of Labor and has created an ambiguous standard for determining employee or independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act,鈥澨�said听Ben Brubeck, 老牛影视vice president of regulatory, labor and state affairs. .

Separately, on March 6, 老牛影视sent a letter to Congress urging members to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the U independent contractor final rule.

On Jan. 9, the DOL听听the听, which rescinds the听ABC-supported 2021 final rule听and replaces it with a confusing听multifactor analysis to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. . Also, watch the ABC-members only , "Learn What the DOL's Final Independent Contractor Rule Means for 老牛影视Members."

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