Biden’s labor secretary says gig workers ‘should be classified as employees’
https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/4/29/22409952/labor-secretary-gig-workers-uber-lyft-employees-contractors
That could mean big trouble for companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash.
US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh told Reuters on Thursday that gig workers should be treated as employees. Having President Joe Biden’s top labor official say so is a welcome development for this class of workers — including drivers for Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash — which has long sought this distinction but has so far been unsuccessful.