Judge rules in favor of Trump administration worker classification rule -- for now
The rule, created under the Trump administration, did not have a chance to go into effect before being rescinded by his successor.
By Alan Goforth |
March 23, 2022 at 09:24 AM
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Last week, a federal judge in Texas reinstated the Trump administration’s rule, finding that the Biden administration’s actions violated the Administrative Procedure Act. (Photo: Mike Scarcella/ALM)
The ability of employers to classify workers as independent contractors instead of employees continues to be a political tug of war. To catch up:
The outgoing Trump administration issued a final rule clarifying when workers are independent contractors vs. employees. The rule applied an economic reality test that primarily considers whether the worker operates his or her own business or is economically dependent on the hiring entity.
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