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Podcast: Infrastructure and Energy Sector in the UK During and Post-COVID-19

Client Alert | 1 min read | 06.25.20

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing real disruption to public infrastructure and services across the world. In the UK, plans to have all students return to school by September have been shelved, hospitals have been operating at near full capacity, and demand for transport has dropped dramatically. In this podcast, counsels Stefanie Atchinson and Lydia Taylor discuss their experience advising on projects during lockdown and make a few tentative predictions on what the future holds for infrastructure over the next 18 months.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 03.05.26

DOL’s Proposed Independent Contractor Rule Reverts to Prioritize Two Core Factors – Likely Limiting Misclassification Claims by Contractors

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed another revision to independent contractor regulations, one that would provide for more leeway in classifying workers as contractors. DOL’s proposed rule, published on February 26, 2026, would rescind the Biden DOL’s March 2024 independent contractor regulation and reinstate a framework substantially tracking the prior Trump rule of January 2021. The proposed rule would also apply the narrower analysis to worker classifications under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). The comment period closes in late April 2026; until then, the 2024 rule remains in effect for purposes of private litigation....