At the end of April, the Biden administration established a task force to look into if the government can reclassify gig workers into full-time employees. Now gig economy brands like DoorDash, Uber, Lyft, etc., are looking for ways to work with the administration to preserve flexibility for gig workers.
New Biden Favored Labor Law Could Destroy Brands Like Uber
House Democrats recently re-introduced the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer were among the sponsors. The labor law did not pass in the last Congress. But things have changed since. Democrats control the House, and President Biden is in favor of the act. The only thing that remains to be seen is whether it will pass through the divided Senate.
