Forcing app-based businesses to count their workers as employees could raise their costs as much as 20 percent, according to Bloomberg Law. It could also put an end to flexible employment options many people have come to rely on, says Jarrett Dieterle, a policy analyst at the R Street Institute.
“A lot of workers and independent contractors want to stay independent contractors on purpose because it fits their lifestyle and what they’re able to do work-wise better,” Dieterle told me.
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