Dive summary:

• The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor would like to survey workers about their work experiences and about what they know of how to distinguish employees from independent contractors.
• Associated General Contractors, adopting the construction industry's position that it is being targeted in the division's effort, said in written comments that included an explanation of the industry's need to sometimes use independent contractors.
• The proposal would involve prescreening nearly 18,000 households, which probably would yield 10,000 interviews.

From the article:

Many in the business community believe that the WHD’s purpose for creating the proposed survey is to justify new “Right to Know” regulations that would require employers to provide written notice to all workers defining their classification status as an independent contractor or employee. ...