As the so-called “gig economy” has grown, many are questioning whether companies like Lyft Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. are misclassifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees. In a new report, the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, a think tank for tech and public policy, says that the only way to resolve the problem may be full scale changes in long-existing employment laws.
“As symbols of the U.S. labor market’s increasing diversity and fluidity,” the report says, “these internet platforms have also turned a bright spotlight on the country’s labor laws, which are showing themselves to be hopelessly outdated as they impose rigid divisions between employees and independent contractors.”
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