{"id":297687,"date":"2025-06-16T20:25:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T20:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/business\/legal\/dol-softens-its-bite-on-independent-contractor-rule-who-is-my-employee\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T20:25:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T20:25:52","slug":"dol-softens-its-bite-on-independent-contractor-rule-who-is-my-employee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/?p=297687","title":{"rendered":"DOL Softens Its Bite on Independent Contractor Rule \u2013 Who Is My Employee?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9483\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/whoismyemployee.com\/24c14024-d8b1-43da-b359-01d1dcd15d4a-37244-0000080e579c9c64_file\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/whoismyemployee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/24c14024-d8b1-43da-b359-01d1dcd15d4a-37244-0000080e579c9c64_file.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"240,320\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"24c14024-d8b1-43da-b359-01d1dcd15d4a-37244-0000080e579c9c64_file\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/whoismyemployee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/24c14024-d8b1-43da-b359-01d1dcd15d4a-37244-0000080e579c9c64_file.jpg?w=225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/whoismyemployee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/24c14024-d8b1-43da-b359-01d1dcd15d4a-37244-0000080e579c9c64_file.jpg?w=240\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/whoismyemployee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/24c14024-d8b1-43da-b359-01d1dcd15d4a-37244-0000080e579c9c64_file.jpg?w=240\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9483\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>This is Louie. He\u2019s 11 weeks old. He has the teeth of a shark. If you play with him and there\u2019s no toy in his mouth, your arm is the toy. Or your foot. Or sometimes your face. In my house, we all look like we just played with a blender. But he\u2019s awfully cute.<\/p>\n<p>Late last week, the Department of Labor (DOL) made some news that won\u2019t bite companies in the face.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerlaw.com\/insights\/dol-softens-bite-on-independent-contractor-test\/?utm_source=bakerhostetler&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=concep&amp;utm_content=DOL+Softens+Bite+on+Independent+Contractor+Test_05%2f05%2f2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><em>Originally published 5\/5\/25 as a BakerHostetler alert.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;appId=249643311490&version=v2.3\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is Louie. 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