17 pages. "It is unclear to what degree, if any, the DOL Wage and Hour Division's more aggressive position ... on who constitutes an employee, and court decisions concerning who is an employee for purposes of the FLSA, NLRA, or state labor codes, will affect determinations of who is an employee for purposes of retirement plans, health insurance, or other employee benefit programs.... If a gig worker is an independent contractor, rather than an employee, his or her options for accessing retirement, health insurance, and the other benefits of the type employees sometimes enjoy would seem to be the set of options available to self-employed persons."  MORE >>