Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation (DRLI)

1235-AA34 202104 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1235 Wage and Hour Division WHD 1200 Department of Labor DOL Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

The Department of Labor issued a final rule, with an effective date of March 8, 2021, revising its interpretation of is proposing a regulation for determining independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act. 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," the Department issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to delay the effective date of the rule until May 7, 2021, to review and consider the questions of law, policy, and fact raised by the rule.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions Yes No 29 CFR 780, 788 and 795 Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq. Yes NPRM 09/25/2020 85 FR 60600 NPRM Comment Period End 10/26/2020 Final Rule 01/07/2021 86 FR 1168 Proposed Delay of Final Rule Effective Date 02/05/2021 86 FR 8326 Proposed Delay of Final Rule Effective Date Comment Period End 02/24/2021 Final Rule Delay of Effective Date 03/04/2021 86 FR 12535 Final Rule Delay of Effective Date Effective 05/07/2021 NPRM; Proposal to Withdraw 03/12/2021 86 FR 14027 NPRM; Proposal to Withdraw Comment Period End 04/12/2021 Final Rule; Withdrawal 05/06/2021 86 FR 24303 Yes Businesses Organizations Local State No No Yes No Daniel Navarrete Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation (DRLI) 1235 Wage and Hour Division WHD 202 693-0406 navarrete.daniel@dol.gov 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room S-3502, Washington DC 20210