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Small Biz Get An Extra Two Years for Revenue Lookback

Client Alert | 1 min read | 12.20.18

On December 17, 2018, President Trump signed into law H.R. 6330, Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018, which amends the Small Business Act to extend the time period over which the size standard is measured for business concerns providing services. Whereas previously the Small Business Act used the annual average receipts over a three-year period to determine size for services contracts, size for services contracts will now be measured by the annual average receipts over a five-year period. The act does not amend any revenue limits or impact size standards for manufacturing contracts which are based on employee count. While the change to the act is effective immediately, the Small Business Administration has yet to implement the corresponding changes to its regulations and we expect them to do so shortly.

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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....