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On the recordMarch 15, 2021
If you apply that test nationally, as President Biden has said he is committed to doing, you would forcibly reclassify as many as half of all independent contractors, if not more, and jeopardize up to about 8.5 percent of our Nation's GDP.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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Scott warns about the negative impact of the ABC test on independent contractors and the economy.

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