Posted on 10/11/2022 9:30:57 AM PDT by Rusty0604
The U.S. Department of Labor has published a new proposal on how workers should be classified saying that thousands of people have been incorrectly labeled as contractors rather than employees, potentially curtailing access to benefits and protections they rightfully deserve.
The reaction in markets for major gig companies was immediate. Shares of Lyft and Uber tumbled about 13%. in early trading.
The misclassification of workers has negatively impacted delivery workers, custodians, truck drivers, waiters, construction workers and more, according to the department.
“While independent contractors have an important role in our economy, we have seen in many cases that employers misclassify their employees as independent contractors, particularly among our nation’s most vulnerable workers,” said Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh in a prepared statement. “Misclassification deprives workers of their federal labor protections, including their right to be paid their full, legally earned wages.”
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The Biden administration blames everything on Trump. Things they view as a problem, like a secure border and now gig workers.
They want to end self-employment/self-sufficiency.
Everyone must be beholden to government for their daily bread.
Depending on the work you may be best off forming a micro-company with one employee.
I will look into that. I have two people I have talked to who are recommending an LLC.
This is the first I've ever heard the term "gig" worker. Is that a legal term for tax purposes?
Are the illegals hanging out in Home Depot parking lots trilling for jobs "gig" workers?
OH! WAIT! That's what this is all about. It's all about how their going to deal with, AKA tax the wages etc. of the flood of illegals soon to be hired at below poverty wages.
Hence 87,000 new armed IRS agents coming down on employers.
That is the intermediate goal. The end goal is to get them into unions to extract union dues.
so all the hos be needin a pimp for real now?
As long as they be paying taxes and getting overtime, and paying union dues.
The cartels aren’t going to like this.
not even a lil bit...
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