More than a year after it was first proposed, the Department of Labor has formally released its final independent contractor rule that one leading analyst said was “little … changed substantively in comparison to the proposed rule.”
But there are provisions in the changes, though minor, that are being viewed as positive for the trucking industry.
The DOL’s rule becomes the guidance that the Wage and Hour division of the DOL will use in settling issues that come before it.
That leading analyst is...
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