Comments to the DOL: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

In December 2022, NELP submitted comments to the Department of Labor Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation Wage and Hour Division in response a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise the Wage and Hour Division’s guidance on who is a covered employee and who is an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). NELP supports the revisions as necessary and consistent with the FLSA’s text, purposes, and judicial precedent.

Full comments are available at the download button above.