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Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 04.03.18

As government contractors merge, reorganize, or grow, functional roles and responsibilities are in constant flux. So that compliance obligations are not left behind in this dynamic business environment, Crowell & Moring has created an interactive compliance matrix highlighting important responsibilities by business function. Click on the business department in the chart, here, to help your organization keep track of important government contracts compliance obligations.

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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....