Worker Status Rule Garners Trucking, Builder Ire More Than Uber

For all the noise around a new Labor Department worker classification rule’s impact on Uber, DoorDash, and the gig economy, a plethora of industries including construction, trucking, and even hotel operators have voiced more pressing concerns about the resulting litigation risk and uncertainty.

The business model of hiring workers as independent contractors instead of employees has a long history in several industries, and has spread more recently to even more sectors and job types, touching health care, education, food service, information technology, and janitorial work.

But when those worker classifications are disputed, courts will likely decide the outcomes largely on ...