Contractor or Employee? NLRB May Tackle Question With Rule (1)

The National Labor Relations Board may propose a new regulation to wade further into the murky territory between independent contractors and employees following a recent move in favor of businesses that treat workers as entrepreneurs, Chairman John Ring (R) told Bloomberg Law.

“It seems like it would be a good area where we could provide some clarity about how we see the law,” Ring said Jan. 28. “That’s the type of area where we could be able to clarify the law by using specific examples.”

The question of how workers should be classified—highlighted by litigation involving Uber Technologies Inc. drivers ...