The Department of Labor has had an active first half of 2026, announcing three significant regulatory shifts that alter federal wage-and-hour expectations. This comprehensive briefing breaks down the “big three” actions directly from the Wage and Hour Division: the formal rescission of the 2024 white-collar overtime expansion, the newly proposed unified framework for joint employer liability, and the ongoing overhaul of independent contractor classification standards. If your organization relies on salaried employees, third-party staffing, or independent freelancers, these three updates will fundamentally change how you evaluate and protect your workforce this year.
Attendees will leave this webinar with a clear, tactical playbook for navigating a shifting regulatory landscape. We will map out critical multistate traps where federal rollbacks clash with stricter, independent state thresholds in places like California, New York, and Washington. This briefing will equip your team to audit internal roles, minimize multistate liabilities, and navigate these sensitive workforce transitions seamlessly.
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About ComplianceHR
ComplianceHR offers the only on-demand, intelligent suite of compliance applications. We are focused on helping companies address the ever-changing federal and state employment law requirements. Our solutions focus on a variety of topics, such as minimum wage, overtime, independent contracting, and more.
We provide employers of all industries, sizes, and locations with solutions that empower employers to handle complex compliance issues with less time, cost, and complexity than traditional methods. The Navigator Suite simplifies employment law compliance, allowing you to streamline your compliance workflow in only a few simple clicks.
If you are not an existing client, we welcome you to register for a no obligation consultation with a compliance expert. After you’ve met with our compliance consultant, you can receive a limited trial to use all of the Navigator Suite applications. Register for a demonstration.
About The Author
Carolyn Kick
Carolyn Kick is Marketing Manager at ComplianceHR, bringing more than a decade of B2B SaaS marketing experience across complex, highly regulated industries, backed by a Product Marketing Alliance (PMA) certification. She works closely with ComplianceHR's product and legal experts to translate dense employment law developments into guidance HR and legal teams can actually use, grounded in a clear understanding of what keeps them up at night. Her focus: content that respects the reader's expertise and gets straight to what matters for their day-to-day decisions.
