Rollout of DOL Gig-Worker Rule Designed to Tie Biden’s Hands

The U.S. Labor Department plans to release by Christmas a final regulation to ease employers’ use of independent contractors and then schedule it to take effect two months later, a timeline that could set up a clash between the Biden administration and the business lobby.

The Trump administration has informed industry stakeholders about its plans, including the decision to allow for a 60-day window before the rule takes effect rather than accelerating the implementation date so that it would fall before Inauguration Day, four sources with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg Law.

That will put the onus on the ...