OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general, as well as state and local labor agencies, in a comment letter in support of a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposal to strengthen federal protections against worker misclassification. Worker misclassification occurs when a firm inappropriately treats its employees as independent contractors, thereby evading legal obligations such as minimum wage, overtime, payroll taxes, and workers’ compensation insurance. In the comment letter, the coalition urges DOL to act swiftly on its proposal to rescind and replace a Trump-era rule regarding independent contractor status, which put workers at increased risk of misclassification by unlawfully broadening the definition of an independent contractor and upending previous standards implemented under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
“Every worker is entitled to dignity and respect on the job,” said Attorney General Bonta. “In order to make that happen, we need regulations that accurately reflect modern work arrangements. It’s unacceptable for big businesses that reap massive profits to turn around and push costs onto workers through misclassification. When workers are misclassified, they lose out on critical supports like overtime, paid sick leave, and unemployment insurance. Instead of supporting workers across the country, the Trump-era rule threatened their livelihoods. It’s time to rescind and replace it. I applaud DOL’s...
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