A proposal to spread the gig economy to health care could be on the ballot this fall. A group calling itself Californians for Equitable Healthcare Access has filed a measure to classify nurses, dental hygienists, occupational therapists and other health care workers who find work online as independent contractors.
The law firm that submitted this proposal also worked on Proposition 22, which allowed companies to make app-based drivers independent contractors, instead of employees with benefits like health insurance. Prop. 22 passed overwhelmingly — thanks in large part to the hundreds of millions of dollars that gig companies like Uber spent on it. So could it happen again, but with health care?
Guest: Levi Sumagaysay, MarketWatch senior reporter
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- With Prop. 22 Approved, Regulating Gig Companies Just Got A Lot Harder
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‘Uber for nurses?’: Initiative targets healthcare for a ‘gig work’ law