Legislators Schedule Thursday Discussion on Employee vs. Independent Contractor Debate

A bill proposing to change the definitions of employers and independent contractors is on the House of Representatives calendar Thursday. H. 867 will be discussed and debated on the House floor, said Ron Wild, a committee assistant on the House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs. The legal distinction between what constitutes an employee and an independent contractor has become the subject of renewed debate with the rise of the "gig" economy and companies such as Uber. The bill defines an independent worker as someone who: is free from the direction and con...