Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As shutdown politics freeze Washington, a piece of legislation awaits what should be easy bipartisan support to permanently scrap ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Frances Perkins Department of Labor Building is seen on Aug. 04, 2025, in Washington, D.C. DOL will propose to rescind the ...

The president claims to be cutting taxes for independent contractors like DoorDash deliverers. Meanwhile, his administration ...

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The ground beneath us is shifting—again. With fresh momentum behind portable benefits and new developments in independent contractor classification, we may finally be approaching a long-overdue ...

Senator Mike Lee of Utah introduced the 21st Century Worker Act in March 2026, ...

Stride Health, a company that provides benefits for independent workers, has raised $23.5 million in a Series B financing round led by F-Prime Capital Partners, with participation from existing ...

The independent workforce is huge—but grossly underserved when it’s time to get paid. That’s creating an equally big opportunity for fintechs. More than 60 million Americans now work independently—as ...

Since President Donald Trump took back the White House just over a year ago, the Department of Labor has followed his leadership with a singular vision: Put American workers first in everything we do.

As shutdown politics freeze Washington, a piece of legislation awaits what should be easy bipartisan support to permanently scrap a Biden-era regulation that created a legal nightmare for America’s 72 ...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced it will move to rescind the Biden administration's 2024 independent contractor rule on Friday, according to a document set to be published in the Federal ...