Biden has pledged to use California’s AB5, which enshrined a three-part test for determining a workers status as employee or contractor, as a model for federal regulations.
“Employer misclassification of ‘gig economy’ workers as independent contractors deprives these workers of legally mandated benefits and protections,” the candidate’s website says. “This epidemic of misclassification is made possible by ambiguous legal tests that give too much discretion to employers, too little protection to workers, and too little direction to government agencies and courts.”
A Biden campaign spokesperson declined to comment beyond the plans laid out online and in the May tweet.
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