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Labor Department Moves to Rescind 2024 Contractor Rule, Restore Weighted 'Economic Reality' Test

Public comments run through April 28, signaling a pivot to a control‑plus‑profit framework for federal classification.

U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 205,000 as Seasonal Factors Are Revised

Halifax Walmart Oven Death: Mother Challenges Findings After Regulator Clears Store

Labor Department Moves to Rescind 2024 Contractor Rule, Revives Two-Factor Test

U.S. Jobless Claims Slip to 213,000, Pointing to Low Layoffs

Labor Department Proposes Rescinding 2024 Contractor Rule, Restoring 2021 ‘Core Factor’ Test Across FLSA, FMLA, MSPA

Jobless Claims Edge Up to 212,000 as U.S. Labor Market Stabilizes

OSHA Proposes $246,000 in Fines for Three Firms in Deadly Hydrogen Sulfide Release at Colorado Dairy

DOL Issues Six Opinion Letters Clarifying Overtime, Commissions, and FMLA Leave

Italy Launches Click Day for Domestic Care Hires With 13,600 Permits

CCOO Reports 2025 Workplace Deaths Down in Castilla-La Mancha, Up in Castilla y León

UAE Shuts 230 Social Media Accounts Over Fake Job Ads

DOL Set to Release Federal Contractors’ EEO‑1 Data in Two Phases Starting Feb. 11

Wisconsin Orders Back Pay, Seeks $828,000 Penalty Over 1,656 Child Labor and Wage Violations at Burger King Franchisee

MTPE Authorizes S/14,999,440 Compensation for 1,495 Ex-Workers Irregularly Dismissed in the 1990s

Espírito Santo to Close Large Food Retailers on Sundays and Holidays in March–October Pilot

Independent Report Urges Overhaul of Australia’s PALM Worker Scheme

Malaysia Plans Insurance Scheme for Cross-Border Workers Commuting to Singapore

CNTCP Confirms Domestic Worker Wage Scales Unchanged for February 2026

South Africa Lifts National Minimum Wage to R30.23 an Hour From March 1