A rideshare driver is reflected in a car window during a statewide day of action to demand that ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft follow California law and grant drivers "basic employee rights'', in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake
(Reuters) - The Trump administration nixed many labor and employment policies adopted under former President Barack Obama, including regulations on worker classification, overtime pay and disclosure of compensation data. Now, appointees of President Joe Biden, who had a front-row seat to those initial policies as Obama's vice president, are poised to resurrect many of them.
Here is a look at some of the key Obama-era regulations that are likely to make a comeback in the new year.
WORKER CLASSIFICATION
The various legal tests for determining worker status have been in flux for years, amid the rise of the "gig economy" and a surge in class-action lawsuits alleging misclassification. Employees can unionize and are covered by wage, discrimination and anti-retaliation laws, while contractors typically are not, so the stakes are high for businesses.
The Obama administration's broad view of who qualifies as a company's employee is likely to be revived in the Biden era. The Department of Labor in May withdrew a Trump administration rule that would have made it easier for companies to classify workers as independent contractors.
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