Labor/Employment,
Government
Oct. 17, 2022
US Labor Department classification rule poor imitation of AB5, lawyers say
“It is not a great comparison,” said Mark Hanna, the National Employment Lawyers Association’s board vice president for public policy. “This is a very moderate move by this administration. … This is not Dynamex. This is two or three steps behind.”
A U.S. Department of Labor rule that could make it more likely companies would have to reclassify millions of contract workers as employees is a poor imitation of California’s AB 5, the gig worker law that has been challenged by several industries, attorneys said.
“It is not a great comparison,” said Mark Hanna, the National Employment Lawyers Association’s board vice president for public policy. “This is a very moderate move by this admini...
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