{"id":14272,"date":"2026-03-17T09:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/networkstars.com\/us-plans-to-repeal-independent-contractor-rule\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T09:41:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:41:46","slug":"us-plans-to-repeal-independent-contractor-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/networkstars.com\/en\/us-plans-to-repeal-independent-contractor-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"US Plans to Repeal Independent Contractor Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U.S. Department of Labor, under the Donald Trump administration, has announced plans to repeal a 2024 rule that required companies to classify workers as employees if they were economically dependent on them.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the independent contractor rule established<\/h2>\n\n<p>The regulation, introduced during the Joe Biden administration, aimed to redefine worker classification based on economic dependence, requiring companies to provide 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