Uber, Others See Lobbying Chance in DOL Lull on Gig-Worker Rule

The Biden Labor Department has yet to clarify what approach it will take to determine whether workers qualify as independent contractors or should be employees due full benefits, and business groups see that lull as an opportunity to influence what comes next.

Powerful gig companies like Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are lobbying Washington to provide a more flexible classification standard that will allow them to continue operating their models as is, creating friction with the Biden administration’s agenda and demands of unions closely aligned with the president. Labor groups and some Democrats say these workers should be classified ...