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Littler Issues Commentary: U.S. Department of Labor Proposes New Worker-Classification Standards
February 27, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 27 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Feb. 26, 2026, by shareholders Alexander T. MacDonald, Dimitrios Markos, Robert W. Pritchard and James A. Paretti:

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U.S. Department of Labor Proposes New(ish) Worker-Classification Standards

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new rule, entitled the "Employee or Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical . . .

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