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Gig workers lose ground with GOP tax bill

One of the provisions in the proposed Republican tax bill would come down hard on gig workers, as well as impairing labor rights and even cutting protections for employees.

By Marlene Weeks | Updated on November 15, 2017
Provisions in the tax bill would require a company hiring contractors to withhold 5 percent of the income paid and prevent the IRS from reclassifying contract workers. (Photo: Shutterstock)

One of the provisions in the proposed Republican tax bill would come down hard on gig workers, as well as impairing labor rights and even cutting protections for employees.

An Alternet report cites law school professors tracking the bill as saying it would build “a new legal wall between businesses and so-called gig economy workers that absolves management of many obligations owed to employees.”

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