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A federal court ruled that truck drivers working for Sparc Transport were misclassified as independent contractors when they should have been employees under Illinois law. The decision came after driver Pedro Baez filed a class action lawsuit alleging the company improperly deducted thousands of dollars from drivers' pay and failed to reimburse work-related expenses, highlighting the ongoing debate over worker classification in the transportation industry.

On January 10, 2024, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor issued its long awaited final rule, Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.