Labor: DOL withdraws new indie contractor rule

摘要

As anticipated, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)on Wednesday announced that it is withdrawing theIndependent Contractor Rule finalized in January underthe Trump administration that was designed to make iteasier for businesses to determine whether a worker is anemployee or independent contractor.The move is seen as a blow to transportation firmssuch as petroleum marketers. Clarity on independentcontractor status is important to petroleum haulers whohire owner-operators as truckers. Some haulers havefaced legal challenges for classifying these workers asindependent contractors. Employers can get sued for backwages and various benefits if they misclassify employees asindependent contractors, legal sources have told OPIS.