Last week, the Trump Administration published its 2025 Spring Regulatory Agenda, in which administrative agencies provide information on proposed regulatory and deregulatory actions. The Regulatory Agenda provides the public a roadmap of these agencies’ priorities over the short- and long-term and allows employers to track potential changes to the current law impacting their workplaces. As has been clear from the beginning of the Trump Administration, deregulation is a big priority, and the Regulatory Agenda reflects it, identifying several regulations for rescission among the various agencies.
Within the Department of Labor, the Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) described five regulatory/deregulatory actions it intends to actively pursue. Of particular interest are the proposed rulemakings addressing independent contractors and joint employer status.
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