The federal contractor rule is back. For most of trucking, that won't matter.
Washington is rewriting the independent contractor test for the third time in five years. In California, New Jersey and Massachusetts, nobody is...
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January 1, 2027
Resolves YES if DOL publishes a final rule tightening independent contractor standards beyond the 2024 rule. Resolves NO if no new rule is published or if the 2024 rule is rescinded/weakened. Source: Federal Register final rule publication.
Will the Department of Labor issue a final rule making it harder to classify truck drivers as independent contractors before year-end? The Trump DOL announced in May 2025 it is reviewing the Biden-era 2024 independent contractor rule and will not enforce it while reviewing. If DOL instead strengthens the rule, thousands of owner-operators would be reclassified as employees, fundamentally restructuring carrier cost models.
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