Restore Trump independent-contractor and joint-employer definitions
Mandate directs NLRB/DOL to return to 2019/2021 independent contractor rules and long-standing direct-control joint-employer tests, and urges Congress to enact bright-line control tests and the Save Local Business Act.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 18 (Labor) — Independent contractors / Joint employer: NLRB and DOL should return to 2019 and 2021 independent contractor rules; return to joint-employer definition based on direct and immediate control; Congress should enact bright-line control test and Save Local Business Act.
Undo plan
1) Defend economic-reality contractor tests and Browning-Ferris-style joint employment that prevent misclassification.
2) Rescind Trump-era narrowing rules if reinstated.
3) Enforce wage-and-hour/NLRA duties for franchisors/staffing entities with meaningful control.
4) Provide compliance assistance to small franchisors without stripping worker protections.
5) Verify: misclassification enforcement recoveries; franchise employment litigation.