Biden’s labor secretary thinks many gig workers should be reclassified as employees
https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/29/labor-secretary-reclassify-gig-workers-biden/
Biden Labor Secretary Marty Walsh charged into the white hot issue of the gig economy Thursday, asserting that many people working without benefits in the gig economy should be classified as employees instead.
In an interview with Reuters, Walsh said that the Department of Labor is “looking at” the gig economy, hinting that worker reclassification could be a priority in the Biden administration.