White House to announce independent contractor rule on gig economy

WASHINGTON D.C.: An official from the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden said that this week, the U.S. Department of Labor will release a final rule that will make it more difficult for companies to treat workers as independent contractors instead of employees.

First proposed in 2022 and likely to face legal challenges, the rule stipulates that when they are "economically dependent" on a company, workers