WASHINGTON, DC — The leaders of Fight for Freelancers USA, a nonpartisan, ad hoc coalition of independent contractors and similar solopreneurs, has filed a complaint contesting a final U.S. Labor Dept. The complaint, filed in federal court against the Labor Dept. and several of its officials, challenges a recently issued independent contractor final rule that the government ordered must take effect on March 11. “This rule is so vague that it will give the Department carte blanche to misclassify almost any independent contractor it chooses to target, destroying hard-working, entrepreneurial people’s incomes and careers all across the country,” Kavin said. “This can be used to paint a bull’s-eye on many legal independent contractor arrangements,” Freelancers USA said.

Source: Forbes January 23, 2024 21:56 UTC