The Labor Department's new Independent Contractor Rule, effective since Monday, has raised concerns among gig workers as it could impact their independent status and flexibility. The rule tightens the definition of independent contractors, echoing California's AB-5 law that reclassified gig workers as full-time employees. Despite Biden's promise to nationalize California's gig worker law, challenges persist due to resistance from major companies like Uber and legal hurdles.
Federal rules on overtime, contracting and more are changing. Here's what to know. https://t.co/iQEqXQlQvX
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Critics are blasting Biden for taking 'a destructive California idea national.’ The truth is complicated: Biden has frustrated allies. He promised to copy the state's gig worker law, but hasn't been able to cut through the clout of big players like Uber. https://t.co/uIMsZgQhZw
“Takes a destructive California idea national” Biden faces resistance to bringing California’s gig worker law to the rest of the country https://t.co/ohAiXA7R3V
Why Biden can't get California gig worker law to go national - Los Angeles Times https://t.co/OTn3yW8m0F
Trump canceled rule that made it harder to classify workers as temps & contractors. Biden just restored it, offering protections to people in gig worker jobs. GOP in Congress blocks further reforms. https://t.co/QPNBKskA5M
Independent Contractor Rule Takes Effect, But Legal Challenges Mount https://t.co/rTRYWvqvVb #Labor #IndependentContractor #Litigation @hrposts https://t.co/bfpctya3v4
New: Biden promised California’s gig worker law would go national. Why he can’t get it done https://t.co/uIMsZgQhZw
Biden promised California's gig worker law would go national. Why he can't get it done https://t.co/ohAiXA7jen
Part 2 California’s AB-5 turned “gig workers” from independent contractors into full-time workers, with costly benefits. There was such push back that a bunch of exceptions were made for companies like Uber & Lyft. Read about it in “As Goes California”: https://t.co/QsfzaOZdMt
Part 1 The Biden Administration May Have Delivered the Coup de Grâce to the 'Gig Economy' “…the rule change that's going into effect substantially narrows the definition of independent contractor.” https://t.co/j1XMw5IcTR
The federal minimum wage is going up in April. Here's what you need to know https://t.co/jB5m9m952d
The Labor Department's new Independent Contractor Rule went into effect Monday, threatening gig workers' independent status and the freedom and flexibility such workers have come to expect. https://t.co/7gAmic8eAv