I was the lobbyist for a food company whose largest subsidiary employed (and still does) independent contractors to run delivery routes, and has since 1937. It’s a core part of their business model, and the vast majority of operators do quite well. This is true for most of the baking and snack food industry, it turns out. This new rule turns back the clock to when union lawyers make lots of money agitating ICs and challenging companies they have a hard time organizing. I hope the Pacific Legal Foundation suit is successful, but there will be pain in the meantime and I’m not optimistic of the outcome. I feel bad for the third of American workers who are now in the gig economy and appreciate their freedom.
I was the lobbyist for a food company whose largest subsidiary employed (and still does) independent contractors to run delivery routes, and has since 1937. It’s a core part of their business model, and the vast majority of operators do quite well. This is true for most of the baking and snack food industry, it turns out. This new rule turns back the clock to when union lawyers make lots of money agitating ICs and challenging companies they have a hard time organizing. I hope the Pacific Legal Foundation suit is successful, but there will be pain in the meantime and I’m not optimistic of the outcome. I feel bad for the third of American workers who are now in the gig economy and appreciate their freedom.