In accordance with the Presidential directive as expressed in the memorandum of January 20, 2021 from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,” this action proposes to delay until May 7, 2021, the effective date of the rule entitled Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“Independent Contractor Rule”), published in the Federal Register on January 7, 2021. The rule’s current effective date is March 8, 2021. The Wage and Hour Division seeks comments on this proposed delay, which would allow it additional opportunity for review and consideration of the new rule.

Read more > https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/02/05/2021-02484/independent-contractor-status-under-the-fair-labor-standards-act-delay-of-effective-date