How the hustle and gig economy is choking the middle class
May 04, 2019 at 10:30 AM EDT
There are 15.8 million independent workers who are full-timers. But getting recognized as a full-fledged employee — at Uber, Lyft and elsewhere — is not coming anytime soon. On Monday the Department of Labor clarified that these workers are not entitled to health insurance and other benefits that would force companies to follow federal minimum-wage laws.