Biden admin spreading California's war on gig workers to rest of country

The Biden administration recently released a devastating policy that dismantles the gig economy, jeopardizing the ability of 27 million Americans to work as independent contractors.

The regulation attempts to achieve the goals of a policy California implemented called an "ABC test," a burdensome process that makes it essentially impossible for businesses to prove their workers are independent contractors and not direct employees, even if the workers themselves do not want to be classified as employees. The Department of Labor has not estimated how many millions of individuals would be impacted by their new rule losing their livelihoods but the experience of independent contractors in California is illustrative of what can happen at the federal level.