Parker Poe – The Department of Labor adopted regulations limiting the definition of independent contractors exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime and minimum wage requirements. The 2024 rule replaced one issued during the first Trump administration that based the independent contractor/employee distinction on the principal’s right to control the work performed and the worker’s opportunity for profit or loss.
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