Bloomberg Law Quotes Noah Finkel on Proposed Independent Contractor Rule

Bloomberg Law quoted Noah Finkel, co-chair of Seyfarth's Wage and Hour Litigation practice group, in its January 26, 2026 article, “Punching In: Trump Independent Contractor Rule Making a Comeback.” The piece examines the US Department of Labor’s latest effort to revise its independent contractor rule and what it means for employers navigating federal wage and hour law.

Finkel discussed the relationship between the DOL’s guidance and existing federal appellate precedent in misclassification litigation, noting that courts are likely to give greater weight to circuit court standards than to shifting agency interpretations, emphasizing, “but ultimately that district judge is going to prioritize the standard that the circuit court has set forth.”

The full article is available here.