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What Next? Assessing Key Steps Contractors Must Consider for "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" Compliance

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.29.16

In Preparing for Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces – Previewing Violation and Remediation Information with the Government, Crowell & Moring attorneys discuss the impending final rule implementing the "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" Executive Order. Specifically, although it is generally understood that the rule – once finalized – will pose significant new administrative and reporting requirements on federal contractors and subcontractors with respect to certain labor compliance, this article discusses the critical "next steps" companies should consider when mapping a strategy to reduce the risk of adverse government action arising from such reporting.

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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....