Labor/Employment
Jan. 22, 2021
Fate of gig workers remains unresolved by lawmakers, courts
Since his inauguration Wednesday, Biden has made several moves that appear to deliver on his promise of taking a more labor-friendly stance than the Trump administration -- including firing National Labor Relations Board general counsel Peter Robb after the attorney refused to voluntarily resign.
What will the labor landscape look like for gig drivers over the next few years? While the passage of the Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash-backed Proposition 22 seemed to settle that question for voters in November, winding down an often hostile battle between workers' advocates and gig companies, Joseph Biden's victory in the presidential race seemed, for some, to portend another answer: that the fate of gig drivers has not yet been decided.
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