In the wake of the Supreme Court’s historic in October that would limit the circumstances under which an employer could put a worker in the contractor bucket. If the rule ends up going into effect, many employers would be forced to reclassify their contractors and employees and start covering the associated costs.
Warren and Bush said in their letter that Amazon and Uber made clear to their offices that only direct employees would be eligible for travel reimbursement. While Lyft, Grubhub and DoorDash did not “explicitly” say so, the lawmakers said, those companies said only people enrolled in the corporate health plans would be covered.
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“This disparity will have particular implications for already marginalized communities,” they wrote. “More and more women have joined the gig workforce in recent years, and women of color face even greater obstacles in accessing abortions and related care.”
They urged the Labor Department to implement “the strongest rule possible” so that more contractors would be reclassified as employees.
Read the letter below:
