Tomorrow, April 19, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled “Examining Biden’s War on Independent Contractors.”
“The last thing our economy needs right now is overreaching federal policies that discourage work and attack workers,”said Chair Kiley. “Yet DOL’s independent contractor rule and the PRO Act, like AB 5 in California, do just that - depriving millions of Americans of the opportunity to work independently and start their own business. The Biden administration is all in on these failed policies, even nominating the architect of the disastrous AB 5 law, Julie Su, to head the Department of Labor. Our committee will protect the freedom of American workers to earn a living as they choose and will fight every effort by Washington bureaucrats to take that right away.”
What:
Subcommittee hearing titled “Examining Biden’s War on Independent Contractors”
When:
10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Where:
2175 Rayburn House Office Building
Witnesses:
Ms. Karen Anderson, Founder of Freelancers Against AB5, Dana Point, California
Ms. Tammy McCutchen, Senior Affiliate, Resolution Economics, New Market, Tennessee
Mr. David Long, Chief Executive Officer, National Electrical Contractors Association, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Liya Palagashvili, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Ms. Laura Padin, Director of Work Structures, National Employment Law Project, Washington, D.C.
Ms. Kim Kavin, Freelance Writer and Editor, Morris County, New Jersey
Press:
The meeting is open to the press and will be live-streamed on the Committee's YouTube page.
