Policy Week in Review – September 5, 2025
At a Glance The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters. Trump Administration Releases Spring Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions On September 4, 2025, the administration released its long-awaited 2025 Spring Regulatory Agenda , which lists the aspirational regulatory goals of agencies across the federal government. Noteworthy actions at the Department of Labor include its intention to rescind the 2024 Independent Contractor Rule, which is subject to five separate pending legal challenges, and consider how to proceed with a proposed rule on the independent contractor classification issue under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Department is also considering a notice of proposed rulemaking to address joint employer liability under the FLSA in an effort to “promote greater uniformity among court decisions nationwide.” Notably absent from the agenda is the Dep...