US proposes redefining when gig workers are employees

A delivery worker rides his electric bicycle past the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. The move by Biden’s Labor Department would lower a bar set by his predecessor regarding when someone is considered an employee instead of a contract worker. — AP

NEW YORK: United States labour officials proposed a rule change Tuesday that could make it easier for gig workers such as Uber drivers to be reclassified as employees entitled to benefits.

The move by President Joe Biden’s Labor Department would lower a bar set by his predecessor regarding when someone is considered an employee instead of a contract worker.