The American government cannot get a handle on how its people are working. Employment has changed and many people now have gigs instead of jobs. The old measurements for economic health are gone and there are no new ones to replace them, so it is actually quite difficult to tell just how well workers are doing or what protections are needed now.
Labor Secretary Thomas Perez announced last week the government’s plan to address this issue as US workplaces experience what he called “profound changes,” The Wall Street Journal reports. But it will take some time to gather and analyze this information on the gig economy, so the impact on labor laws is likely to be delayed.
