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Bad decisions, stupidity, statism, are just three of the features of Bidenomics
Guy Benson notes the latest idiocy from Team Biden
the Biden administration is rolling out new rules that would raise the cost of creating and maintaining jobs, which would be a bad idea at any time, but especially with more economic pain looming. It at least somewhat resembles a disastrous California policy that has destroyed lives and livelihoods in that state. Details:
The Labor Department on Tuesday unveiled a proposal that would make it more likely for millions of janitors, home-care and construction workers and gig drivers to be classified as employees rather than independent contractors. Companies are required to provide certain benefits and protections to employees but not to contractors, such as paying a minimum wage, overtime, a portion of a worker’s Social Security taxes and contributions to unemployment insurance. The proposed rule is essentially a test that the Labor Department will apply to determine whether workers are contractors or employees for companies…The new version of the test lowers the bar for that employee classification from the current test, which the Trump administration’s Labor Department created…The proposal would apply only to laws that the department enforced, such as the federal minimum wage. States and other federal agencies, like the Internal Revenue Service, set their own criteria for employment status. But many employers and regulators in other jurisdictions are likely to consider the department’s interpretation when making decisions about worker classification, and many judges are likely to use it as a guide. As a result, the proposal is a potential blow to gig companies and other service providers that argue their workers are contractors, though it would not immediately affect the status of those workers.
A move that will hurt workers, help unions, and further broaden the overreach of the State. Those that say it will “help” workers are fools or liars. Many people love being able to work when they want, “gig” work helped them do that. And of course big government types cannot stand that can they? These gig workers are not victims of anything. Well, except from big ham-fisted government types
