Labor Board Ruling Tweaks Contractor Classification

A National Labor Relations Board ruling could make it harder to classify workers as independent contractors. 

The ruling, issued June 13, rejected the worker classification established under the Trump administration, which accounted for “entrepreneurial opportunity,” and returns to the prior administration’s rule, which was “guided by a list of common-law factors.” 

“Applying this clear standard will ensure that workers who seek to organize or exercise their rights under the National Labor Relations Act are not improperly excluded from its protections,” stated board Chairman Lauren McFerran. 

The case in question concerned makeup artists, wig artists and hairstylists working at the Atlanta Opera, who were seeking union representation.