# Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
> **Wage and Hour Division** · Final rule. · Published 2024-01-10 · Effective 2024-03-11 · 89 FR 1638
## Document
- **Document number:** 2024-00067
- **Category:** wage-hour
- **Sub-agency:** Wage and Hour Division
- **Federal Register citation:** 89 FR 1638
- **CFR reference:** 29 CFR 780
- **Publication date:** 2024-01-10
- **Effective date:** 2024-03-11
## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Labor (the Department) is modifying Wage and Hour Division regulations to replace its analysis for determining employee or independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or Act) with an analysis that is more consistent with judicial precedent and the Act's text and purpose.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/01/10/2024-00067/employee-or-independent-contractor-classification-under-the-fair-labor-standards-act)
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