The DOL’s proposed rule is a needed correction to this antiquated system that doesn’t fit the way 36% of people work now. The ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Frances Perkins Department of Labor Building is seen on Aug. 04, 2025, in Washington, D.C. DOL will propose to rescind the ...

In many global payroll platforms, governance is embedded in internal policy that users cannot amend. This asymmetry shapes ...

The ground beneath us is shifting—again. With fresh momentum behind portable benefits and new developments in independent contractor classification, we may finally be approaching a long-overdue ...

Since President Donald Trump took back the White House just over a year ago, the Department of Labor has followed his leadership with a singular vision: Put American workers first in everything we do.

The rise of generative AI has created a new challenge on AI freelance platforms ...

With traditional jobs increasingly insecure, 79.2 million Americans are doing independent work—and many are thriving, according to new research. The number of independents—such as freelancers and ...

The independent workforce is huge—but grossly underserved when it’s time to get paid. That’s creating an equally big opportunity for fintechs. More than 60 million Americans now work independently—as ...

Classifying a worker an “employee” versus an “independent contractor” is not as simple as checking whether they receive a W-2 or a 1099. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) uses the economic reality ...

As shutdown politics freeze Washington, a piece of legislation awaits what should be easy bipartisan support to permanently scrap a Biden-era regulation that created a legal nightmare for America’s 72 ...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced it will move to rescind the Biden administration's 2024 independent contractor rule on Friday, according to a document set to be published in the Federal ...