Most Gig Workers Should Be Classified as Employees, Labor Secretary Says

U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on Thursday said many gig workers across the country are incorrectly classified as independent contractors instead of employees, according to The Washington Post. “We are looking at it, but in a lot of cases gig workers should be classified as employees," Walsh told Reuters following a partially published interview, according to The Post. “These companies are making profits and revenue and I’m not (going to) begrudge anyone for that, because that’s what we are about in America. But we also want to make sure that success trickle...