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By Toby Malara, Esq., Ed Lenz, Esq., and Patrick Treacy, Esq., ASA

The staffing industry, especially the nurse staffing sector, is facing significant competitive challenges from app-based technology platforms that classify the workers they deploy as independent contractors instead of W-2 employees. A new report from the AI Now Institute, a left-of-center research group, discusses the proliferation of state laws that support the independent contractor (IC) model.

The 56-page report, entitled “Uber for Nursing,” documents a well-organized, multistate campaign by