The Trump administration asked several federal courts to freeze challenges to a US Department of Labor rule on independent contractor status while the agency “reconsiders” the policy, the first step in unwinding the closely-watched Biden-era gig economy rule.
In filings in both the Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals, attorneys representing the DOL asked the courts to hold the cases in abeyance “because the agency’s reconsideration and potential rescission of the rule may obviate the need for further litigation.”
The DOL informed the businesses and freelancers suing over the rule that it “intends to reconsider” the 2024 rule that ...