Jordan Call

Jan 22, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Jordan Call |Robert Pleines |Jonathan Todd

As one example, many commentators in the transportation industry expect the second Trump Administration to roll back the Biden Administration’s rules and policies regarding independent contractor classification, in an effort to support the traditional independent contractor model. However, as a practical matter, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) will likely have minimal ability to independently influence independent contractor classification analyses nationwide.

Jan 21, 2025 | beneschlaw.com | Jordan Call |Robert Pleines

The role of independent contractor owner-operators (“ICOOs”) in the trucking industry has a long history as a business model and also as a lightning rod for scrutiny. At the start of 2025, the popular consensus is that the legal status of independent contractor relationships will see a markedly different approach under the upcoming second Trump Administration compared to the Biden Administration.

Jan 12, 2024 | jdsupra.com | W. Eric Baisden |Jordan Call |Adam Primm

The DOL’s final rule changes the manner in which the DOL determines whether a worker is properly classified as an independent contractor or is actually an employee under the FLSA and entitled to minimum wage, overtime, and other protections. In a past alert, we discussed the DOL’s initial proposal of the rule in October 2022. This final rule repeals a prior rule (issued by the Trump administration) with a new, less predictable multi-factor test.