The deadline for public comments regarding two proposed Biden administration workplace rules ended this week, with conservatives submitting well more than half of the remarks and letting their opposition be known.

If implemented, the new rules could restrict independent contracting, which would force some freelancers to reclassify as employees, and broaden the definition of joint employment, making it harder to own and operate franchise businesses.
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