House Democrats Look for ‘Future’ Workplace Protection Ideas (Corrected)

House Democrats plan to craft a list of legislative recommendations to update protections in the modern workplace, informed by a series of hearings.

A pair of House Education and Labor subcommittees Oct. 23 held the first of a planned trio of “future of work” hearings. The amorphous phrase is often used to refer to automation on the job, the use of artificial intelligence tools for hiring and recruiting, and gig economy worker rights, among other issues.

Federal labor laws that have been largely unchanged for decades aren’t doing enough to protect today’s workers, according to some House Democrats. Wage and ...