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WASHINGTON Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said he believes some gig workers should be classified as employees, giving them the safety net of benefits and certain labor laws.
“We are looking at it, but in a lot of cases gig workers should be classified as employees, Walsh said. In some cases they are treated respectfully and in some cases they are not, and I think it has to be consistent across the board.
Walsh s comments, long-anticipated by labor advocates and observers of the tech economy, were first made in an interview with Reuters and confirmed by USA TODAY on Thursday.
President Joe Biden’s Labor Secretary Marty Walsh told
Reuters on Thursday that he supports classifying gig workers as employees, which could signal a policy shift coming from the federal government.
“We are looking at it but in a lot of cases gig workers should be classified as employees,” Walsh told
Reuters. “In some cases they are treated respectfully and in some cases they are not and I think it has to be consistent across the board.”
Walsh said that he wants to ensure that the “success” of companies that employ gig workers “trickles down to the worker.” He’s planning discussions between such companies and the Department of Labor to secure “all of the things that an average employee in America can access,” like health care and other benefits.
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WASHINGTON Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said he believes some gig workers should be classified as employees, giving them the safety net of benefits and certain labor laws.
“We are looking at it, but in a lot of cases gig workers should be classified as employees, Walsh said. In some cases they are treated respectfully and in some cases they are not, and I think it has to be consistent across the board.
Walsh s comments, long-anticipated by labor advocates and observers of the tech economy, were first made in an interview with Reuters and confirmed by USA TODAY on Thursday.