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The New Biden Rule Will Make It Easy for Workers to Work for Uber and Lyft
The Labor Department's proposed regulation would make it harder than it is right now for businesses to classify who work for them as independent contractors. Many on the left are supportive of the rule, arguing that it will amount to a massive win for workers. Others argue that opposition is really just coming from the business lobby. The hope of the Trump administration was to enshrine an employment model that carved out contractors aiding gig economies like Uber.