NLRB Quorum Restored: What Employers Need to Know

There’s a business I think about sometimes. Third-generation manufacturer, about 80 employees, solid customer base, founder in his late 60s still running the show. His…

On February 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that would rescind the 2024 Independent Contractor Rule and largely reinstate the 2021 framework for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under federal law.

Now that the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) has regained its necessary quorum and has a new General Counsel, employers should anticipate meaningful changes in how the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) is enforced throughout 2026.