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Biden rule would add more gig workers to company payrolls

4 min read . Updated: 12 Oct 2022, 07:22 PM IST Gabriel T. Rubin, The Wall Street Journal

The proposed rule change could make it harder for food delivery companies to classify workers as independent contractors. (Photo: Reuters) — The proposed rule change could make it harder for food delivery companies to classify workers as independent contractors. **(Photo: Reuters)**

Move would count more workers at companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash as employees instead of independent contractors

The Biden administration is proposing a new rule that could put more gig workers on company payrolls, scrapping a Trump administration rule from 2021 that made it easier for firms to classify workers as independent contractors.

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