As Congress turns its attention to a fourth stimulus package to address the coronavirus crisis, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has offered her own solution: force “gig” workers — think Uber and Lyft drivers, or Shipt shoppers — to become employees of the app-based companies that provide a platform for them to earn income. A letter to Congress from dozens of national and New York-based labor groups reinforced her case.

This will backfire and reduce economic opportunity for those who need it. I know, because it happened to me.

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