TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 14, 2022

The U.S. Department of Labor proposed a rule this week that would make it more difficult for companies to treat workers as independent contractors, a change that is expected to shake up ride-hailing, delivery and other industries that rely on gig workers, Reuters reports. The proposal is the latest effort by the Biden administration to reverse a Trump-era rule on the issue. In a separate article, Reuters looks at how the rule would affect workers and businesses.