Rules › WHD-2026-0001

Employee or Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act

Proposed rule from the Labor Department, Wage and Hour Division (docket WHD-2026-0001). 45 comment letters from companies and organizations are listed below.

Agency: Labor Department, Wage and Hour Division
Docket: WHD-2026-0001
Published: 2026-02-27
Comments due: 2026-04-28
Status: Comment period closed April 28, 2026 · no final rule found yet
Total public comments: 16,522
Letters listed here: 45

Federal Register notice ↗ · Docket on Regulations.gov ↗

Who commented, by industry

Advocacy & Nonprofits 14 Labor Unions 6 Business Groups & Chambers 5 Technology, Media & Telecom 4 Real Estate & Construction 4 Investment & Securities 2 Retail, Hospitality & Consumer 2 Transportation & Logistics 2 Manufacturing & Chemicals 1 Insurance 1 Law, Accounting & Consulting 1 Healthcare 1 Government & Tribes 1 Other 1

Who commented

CHRO Association Trade or professional group Business Groups & Chambers

filed 2026-04-29

Employee or Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act

Who commented, by industry

Who commented

CHRO Association Trade or professional group Business Groups & Chambers

Alliance for Chemical Distribution Trade or professional group Manufacturing & Chemicals

Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) Trade or professional group Technology, Media & Telecom

The Lincoln Investment Companies Company Investment & Securities

Finseca Trade or professional group Insurance

Worker and Farmer Labor Association Labor union Labor Unions

National Restaurant Association Trade or professional group Retail, Hospitality & Consumer

Nichols Kaster, PLLP Company Law, Accounting & Consulting

International Brotherhood of Teamsters Labor union Labor Unions

Truckers Integral to Our Economy Nonprofit or advocacy group Transportation & Logistics

ShiftKey, LLC Company Healthcare

Associated Builders and Contractors Trade or professional group Real Estate & Construction

United States Hispanic Business Council Trade or professional group Business Groups & Chambers

National Association of REALTORS Trade or professional group Real Estate & Construction

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Trade or professional group Business Groups & Chambers

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Trade or professional group Business Groups & Chambers

National Center for Law and Economic Justice Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Sur Legal Collaborative Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Southern Poverty Law Center Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Libertas Institute Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Goldwater Institute Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association Trade or professional group Real Estate & Construction

Cetera Financial Group Company Investment & Securities

Congressional Labor Caucus Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Economic Policy Institute Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

National Domestic Workers Alliance Labor union Labor Unions

Americans for Tax Reform Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

National Partnership for Women & Families Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Portfolio Resources Group, Inc. Company Other

Pacific Legal Foundation Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

News/Media Alliance Trade or professional group Technology, Media & Telecom

National Association of REALTORS Trade or professional group Real Estate & Construction

Landmark Legal Foundation Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

National Taxpayers Union Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Service Employees International Union Labor union Labor Unions

Uber Technologies, Inc. Company Technology, Media & Telecom

American Trucking Associations Trade or professional group Transportation & Logistics

Lyft Company Technology, Media & Telecom

Legal Aid at Work Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Labor union Labor Unions

North America's Building Trades Unions Labor union Labor Unions

National Employment Law Project (NELP) Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Independent Work Coalition Trade or professional group Business Groups & Chambers

NACS, NATSO, SIGMA, EMA Coalition or joint letter Retail, Hospitality & Consumer