Partner Todd Lebowitz was interviewed by HR Legal & Compliance Excellence for an article titled “Decoding the DOL’s 2024 Rule: What it Really Means for Contractor Classification.” In the article, published Oct. 7, 2025, Lebowitz discusses how DOL regulations are very limited in reach, having no jurisdiction over the classification test for federal tax law, employee benefits law or discrimination law. He also provides four steps that businesses can take to proactively reduce misclassification risk.




