Business Groups Get Trump Independent Contractor Rule Reinstated

The Biden Labor Department violated the Administrative Procedure Act by delaying, then withdrawing, a Trump-era rule that made it easier for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors, a federal judge in Texas said.

Judge Marcia A. Crone invalidated the DOL’s actions and reinstated the Trump rule, siding with the Coalition for Workforce Innovation, which represents gig-economy companies like Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc.

The Coalition sued the DOL, Secretary Marty Walsh, and another agency official on behalf of its members, whose business models largely depend on their ability to classify their workforce as contractors rather than employees ...