“The Obama administration discontinued opinion letters precisely because they are a capricious tool for settling complicated regulatory questions.” The US Department of Labor has ruled that an unnamed gig economy company's workers were contractors and not employees in a move that is likely to affect the wider industry. In its ruling, the department said it was "concerned about whether Uber Technologies LLC may be engaging in illegal activity under federal law. However, the department did a U-turn on that opinion after President Donald Trump came to power. The US gig economy is estimated to have between one and five million workers at any one time.
The US Department of Labor has ruled that an unnamed gig economy company's workers were contractors and not employees in a move that is likely to affect the wider industry. In its ruling, the department said it was "concerned about whether Uber Technologies LLC may be engaging in illegal activity under federal law. However, the department did a U-turn on that opinion after President Donald Trump came to power. The US gig economy is estimated to have between one and five million workers at any one time.