Attorney General Raoul Opposes Federal Rule That Would Increase Misclassification Of Workers, Strip Labor Protections

Attorney General Raoul Opposes Federal Rule That Would Increase Misclassification Of Workers, Strip Labor Protections

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today opposed a U.S. Department of Labor proposed rule to dramatically alter the standard for how workers are classified as independent contractors under federal law. Raoul and a coalition of attorneys general and state and city labor agencies submitted comments in opposition to the rule, which would lead to more workers being misclassified as independent contractors and leave them without wage, overtime an…