Biden’s Labor Secretary Nominee Supported California Law Gutting Independent Work

Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su, who President Joe Biden nominated to replace Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, will defend her previous support of a controversial law in California that cracked down on freelancers as she seeks confirmation in the Senate.
California Assembly Bill 5 entered into effect last year after a prolonged series of court battles, inducing protests from owner-operator truckers and a subsequent rebuke from the state government to “move forward” and “comply with the law.”
The statute said that workers are often “exploited” through their classification as independent contractors; some 16% of Americans have nevertheless completed independent contracting work, according to a survey from Pew Research, which noted that many enjoy the flexibility such arrangements provide.

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