Texas federal trial court un-freezes Trump-era DOL independent contractor rules

In a case titled, Coalition for Workforce Innovation v. Walsh, a Texas federal trial court has un-frozen the Trump-era DOL independent contractor rules, which were frozen by the incoming Biden Administration. As noted in a prior post on this blog, the Trump-era rules were seen as especially important for gig-economy companies. As the court’s order explained, because its ruling lifted the Biden Administration’s freeze, the Trump-era DOL independent contractor rules should be read as having become effective on March 8, 2021, which was their original effective date.