U.S. Department of Labor building in Washington, D.C, on January 12, 2022. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM

The issue for businesses of whether workers are properly classified as independent contractors or employees has long been a challenge. The rules regarding such classification (or at least the manner in which the rules are enforced) seem to change with each administration in Washington and also vary by federal agency as well as by each state government. After unsuccessfully attempting to delay the implementation of the rule issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) in the last hours of the Trump administration in early 2021, the Biden DOL now intends to issue its own rule.

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