US Gig Worker Rule Defense Argues Lack of Harm to Challengers

The US Labor Department is raising a procedural shield as part of its broad defense against a barrage of litigation over its new independent contractor rule, arguing that the challengers haven’t experienced an injury that would justify their legal attacks.

The Biden administration is fending off five lawsuits from business groups, trucking firms, and freelance writers in courts in New Mexico, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, and Louisiana, all seeking to block the rule they say makes it harder for businesses to treat workers as contractors.

In response to four of them, the DOL has asked the court to dismiss the cases ...