Republicans Introduce Measure to Block Gig Worker Status Rule

Congressional Republicans are introducing legislation to block a US Department of Labor worker classification rule that would make it more difficult for companies to label workers as independent contractors.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution Wednesday to overturn the DOL’s independent contractor rule, which is set to take effect March 11. Cassidy is the top Republican on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, while Kiley heads the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

The new standard will make it harder for companies to classify workers as ...